Climate Change
Advocating for solutions on public timberlands throughout the West
Forest Health
Renewable Wood Products for America's Needs.
AFRC is a regional trade association whose purpose is to advocate for sustained yield timber harvests on public timberlands throughout the West to enhance forest health and resistance to fire, insects, and disease. We do this by promoting active management to attain productive public forests, protect adjoining private forests, and assure community stability. We work to improve federal and state laws, regulations, policies and decisions regarding access to and management of public forest lands and protection of all forest lands.
Renewable, durable, climate-friendly and essential
Managing Forests, Using Wood Products Deliver Sustained Climate Benefits A new report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should question the narrative the United States is running out of old growth, and “p
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Does permanently setting aside mature forests on Department of Natural Resources (DNR) managed state trust lands provide a larger carbon benefit than harvesting and storing that carbon in Washington-made wood products?
AFRC Wraps up 2024 Annual Meeting, “The Future of Public Forest Management” Washington DC Update Forest Service Budget Hearings House Natural Resources Hearing on Westerman Forestry Legislation BLM Conservation Rule Mature an
Washington DC Update Federal government avoids shutdown Congressional hearings Congress Weighs in on Mature and Old Growth Rule The AFRC Podcast: Why Timber Supply Matters in Public Lands Management Mid-year Federal Timber Pr
Washington DC Update Farm Bill prospects look dim Vilsack appears before House Agriculture Committee The AFRC Podcast: Rep. Cliff Bentz on the U.S. Supreme Court, Antiquities Act, O&C Timberlands Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
