AFRC sent a letter to Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) with recommendations on improving proposed Wild Olympics legislation.
December 2019
Washington DNR Timber Harvest Reductions Will Hurt Rural Jobs, Public Schools, Community Services
Today, the Washington Board of Natural Resources adopted two new management plans for state forest trust lands that will reduce timber harvests on Department of Natural Resources (DNR) managed trust lands. As an advocate for DNR trust land management, the American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) is concerned that the harvest reductions will directly harm rural […]
Federal Court Decisions on O&C Lands Deliver Major Victories for Rural Oregon
A federal court today issued two major decisions relating to the management of Western Oregon O&C lands. In one decision Judge Richard Leon invalidated President Barack Obama’s proclamation expanding the Cascade Siskiyou National Monument on O&C lands, finding no President has the unilateral authority to override Federal law and an Act of Congress. Specifically, the […]
Federal Court Decisions on O&C Lands Deliver Major Victories for Rural Oregon
A federal court today issued two major decisions relating to the management of Western Oregon O&C lands. In one decision Judge Richard Leon invalidated President Barack Obama’s proclamation expanding the Cascade Siskiyou National Monument on O&C lands, finding no President has the unilateral authority to override Federal law and an Act of Congress. Specifically, the […]
November 2019 Newsletter
AFRC, Western Oregon Counties Secure Major O&C Legal Victories Washington, D.C. Update Washington State DNR Update Ninth Circuit Agrees that Seiad-Horse Project Is In the Public Interest Federal Timber Purchasers Committee Meeting Undersecretary Hubbard Visits Colville Firefighters, Forest Service Join AFRC to Tour Tecuya Project Idaho Tussock Moth Mitigation West Coast Fisher Proposed for Listing […]