Groups say new plans should give land managers more tools to address forest conditions and sustain the workforce needed to get the work done The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) and Associated Oregon Loggers (AOL) are urging the U.S. Forest Service to adopt new forest plans that significantly improve and increase active management across 4.9 […]
September 2026
AFRC, O&C Counties Move to Defend Western Oregon BLM Forest Management
In separate case, Ninth Circuit reverses lower court ruling against BLM’s Siuslaw HLB Landscape Plan A federal lawsuit is seeking to throw out the Obama-era resource management plan that has governed roughly 1.3 million acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) forests in western Oregon for the past decade, potentially disrupting timber sales, hazardous fuels […]
September 2026 Newsletter
Washington, DC Update Congress approves spending measures Forest Service pares down facility closure list The AFRC Podcast Episode 60: BRC’s Ben Burr- Restoring Public Lands Access for All Americans Registration Open: Federal Timber Purchasers Coalition (FTPC) Fall Meeting Sawtooth National Forest Proposes First Use of Nationwide Post-Fire Recovery EA Boise National Forest Moves Into Action […]