American Forest Resource Council

Sustainable Forests. Healthy Communities.

Renewable Wood Products for America's Needs.

Climate Change
Advocating for solutions on public timberlands throughout the West
Forest Health

About AFRC

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.

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Recent Press Releases

Forest Health Projects on Fremont-Winema National Forest Can Proceed After Ninth Circuit Decision

Today the American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) announced a significant legal victory in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit concerning three critical forest management projects—Baby Bear, Bear Wallow, an

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AFRC Comments Raise Concerns Over National Old-Growth Amendment and U.S. Forest Service’s Ability to Reduce Wildfire Risks

On Friday, the American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) will formally submit comments to the Forest Service highlighting how the proposed National Old-Growth Amendment undermines the agency’s ability to address the prim

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Brief for SCOTUS Railway Case Filed by Forestry, Oil and Natural Gas Associations

Today, the American Forestry Resource Council (AFRC) and Western Energy Alliance (Alliance) submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of the petitioners in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition and Uinta

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Recent Newsletters

October 2024 Newsletter

Washington DC Update Fix Our Forests Act Continuing Resolution Upcoming Lame Duck Session Forest Service Budget Woes The AFRC Podcast: Episode 37- Understanding the impacts of NEPA litigation Northwest Forest Plan Amendmen

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September 2024 Newsletter

Northwest Forest Plan Amendment DEIS Pushed to October Washington Primary Election Results The AFRC Podcast: Episode 36- Explaining the Barred Owl Strategy Updates on BLM’s Public Lands Rule—Committee, Litigation, and Guidance AFR

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August 2024 Newsletter

Washington DC Update Appropriations Permitting legislation 6th Emerging Leaders Program, Sept 12-13, Springfield The AFRC Podcast: Travis Joseph on finding consensus to modernize the Northwest Forest Plan Report: Pacific Nort

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Featured Facts & Research Article

In the Inland Northwest, where the forest land base is dominated by federal ownership and the forests are managed for a multitude of benefits, life cycle analysis suggests that the optimal solution for maximizing carbon gain under both current and future climate conditions is to manage forests to maximize long-lived wood products and to minimize the risk of severe wildfires