Interior Appropriations Bill Passed Spotted Owl Critical Habitat Delayed Survey & Manage Settlement Appeal Congressional Redistricting & Retirements Planning Rule Advisory Committee Court Vacates Boiler MACT Stay DNR Timber Program Report Kootenai & Panhandle Forest Plans NOAA to Interior? FWS Considers Humboldt Marten Black-backed Woodpecker Protection Sought New DNR Asst. Division Manager Dahlman New OFS […]
January 2012
Forest Planning Rule Statement
The National Forest Planning process has a significant impact on the members of AFRC and their employees who live and work in the remote communities of the West where timber jobs and forest health are important to everyday life.
Timber industry challenges marbled murrelet habitat designation
Today, the American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) brought suit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) claiming the agency violated the Endangered Species Act (ESA) when it designated millions of acres of forest land in Washington, Oregon and California as critical habitat for the marbled murrelet.