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 Program Update The U.S. Supreme Court Denies AFRC’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari on its O&C Act Lands Case The Ninth Circuit Rules […]
March 2024
AFRC and AOCC Comment on U.S. Supreme Court’s Denial of Petition for Writ of Certiorari on O&C Lands Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review the Obama-era expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument and the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) 2016 Resource Management Plans for Western Oregon O&C lands. The case posed legal questions of national interest around Executive Branch overreach and the use of the Antiquities Act to nullify Congressional intent […]
Pacific Northwest Faces Critical Timber Supply Shortage: A Call to Action for Congress
The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) today urged the Pacific Northwest’s Congressional Delegation in Washington, DC to take action to address challenges to the region’s forest and wood products sector that supports more than 150,000 private sector jobs in Oregon and Washington and provides critical infrastructure for the federal government to improve forest health, reduce […]
AFRC-AOCC Reply Brief Counters Claims on O&C Act, Monument Expansion in Supreme Court Case
Today, the American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) and the Association of O&C Counties (AOCC), along with a coalition, filed a reply brief in AFRC et al. vs. United States of America et al, No. 23-524, in support of the petition for a writ of certiorari pending before the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the Obama-era expansion […]
Ninth Circuit Once Again Rules in Favor of Tecuya Ridge Shaded Fuelbreak Project on Los Padres National Forest
An effort to reduce wildfire risks on the Los Padres National Forest and protect nearby communities can proceed after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled in favor of the U.S. Forest Service’s Tecuya Ridge Shaded Fuelbreak Project located above Frazier Park, California. The Tecuya Project has been tied up in federal courts for […]