Washington DC Update AFRC Annual Meeting – Register and Book Your Room at Skamania Lodge The AFRC Podcast: Todd Payne and Sierra Pacific Industries expansion in Oregon Washington Legislative Update Forest Service Announces FY23 Timber Targets U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Proposal to List the California Spotted Owl under the Endangered Species Act AFRC […]
February 2023
AFRC, Eastern Oregon Counties Defend U.S. Forest Service’s ‘Eastside Screens’ Amendment
Today, the American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) and Eastern Oregon Counties Association filed an opposition brief in a federal lawsuit seeking to vacate the U.S. Forest Service’s “Eastside Screens” Amendment that improves the agency’s ability to reduce wildfire risks and restore forest health on national forests in eastern Oregon and southeastern Washington. Last year, AFRC […]
AFRC Statement on Reintroduction of River Democracy Act
AFRC President Travis Joseph had the following to say on the reintroduction on the River Democracy Act: “We appreciate Senator Wyden’s changes to the River Democracy Act (RDA) that reduce the overall footprint of the original bill from 3 million acres to 2 million acres and his help to clarify the intent of the RDA […]
January 2023 Newsletter
Registration for AFRC’s Annual Meeting is Now Open! The AFRC Podcast: Montana DNRC’s Amanda Kaster and Success with Cross-Boundary Forestry Washington DC Update Biden Administration Announces New Priority Landscapes to Reduce Wildfire Risk in West CEQ Issues Interim NEPA Guidance on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Washington Legislative Update Washington DNR Continues Work on Eastside Sustainable Harvest […]