AFRC Concludes 2025 Annual Meeting, “The Time is Now” Washington, DC Update Reconciliation Senate Fix our Forests Act The AFRC Podcast Episode 44: Travis Joseph on Annual Meeting, Trump EO’s and more USDA Secretary Issues Memorandum on Timber Production AFRC Leads Coalition in Challenge to FWS’s Northern Spotted Owl Critical Habitat Designation Services Release Proposed […]
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AFRC Joins County Coalition in Challenging Federal Overreach in Northern Spotted Owl Critical Habitat Designation
The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) along with a coalition of counties in Washington, Oregon and California and the Association of O&C Counties filed a legal challenge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) November 2021 decision to withdraw critical habitat exclusions for the […]
April 2025 Newsletter
Register Now: AFRC Annual Meeting Welcomes Keynote Speaker USFS Associate Chief Chris French Washington, DC Update AFRC submits comments on President Trump’s Executive Orders on timber and lumber production Senate Hearing on Fix Our Forests Act AFRC makes trip to DC. Settlement Reached in Challenge to the Pintler Face Project The AFRC Podcast Episode 43: […]
March 2025 Newsletter
President Trump Signs Historic Executive Orders on U.S. Timber Production, U.S. Lumber Register Now: AFRC Annual Meeting Washington, DC Update Tom Schultz appointed USFS Chief Kathleen Sgamma appointed BLM Director Forestry Legislation CEQ Withdraws NEPA Regulations Federal Workforce Cuts The AFRC Podcast Episode 41: Forestry for the Future, Part 2, Blake Manley Northwest Forest Plan […]
AFRC Responds to President Trump’s Executive Orders on U.S. Timber and Lumber Production
The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) today voiced its strong support for two Executive Orders signed by President Trump on March 1, aimed at expanding U.S. timber production and strengthening the domestic lumber industry. The Executive Orders address key challenges facing federal forest management, wildfire prevention, and the economic sustainability of the nation’s wood products […]
AFRC Welcomes Tom Schultz as 21st Chief of the U.S. Forest Service
American Forest Resource Council President Travis Joseph has the following to say regarding the appointment of Tom Schultz as the 21st Chief of the U.S. Forest Service: “Tom Schultz recognizes the vital role of active forest management on federal lands in supporting rural communities, strengthening local economies, and protecting the environment. With a distinguished career […]
February 2025 Newsletter
Washington, DC Update Trump Transition House Passes Fix our Forests Act Reconciliation Registration Open: AFRC Annual Meeting at Skamania Lodge, April 22-24 Fish & Wildlife Service Retains Threatened Status for Grizzly Bear Video: Why it’s Time to Delist the Grizzly Bear Parties Settle in the Challenge to the Bulldog Restoration Project The AFRC Podcast Episode […]
January 2025 Newsletter
Washington, DC Update Key Committee Assignments Announced Save the Date: AFRC Annual Meeting Set for April 22-24, 2025 The AFRC Podcast: The AFRC Podcast: New government, opportunities for forestry and wood products Northwest Forest Plan Committee Meets in Bellingham, Washington AFRC Successfully Intervenes in the Challenge to BLM’s Blue and Gold Project AFRC Successfully Intervenes […]
Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Critical Case on NEPA’s Scope And Application
Today, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado. This case presents a crucial opportunity to address the extensive and often overreaching applications of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which have significant implications for infrastructure and environmental law. Seven County Infrastructure Coalition […]
December 2024 Newsletter
Washington, DC Update Lame Duck Session Committee leadership changes Trump Transition D.C. Circuit Court Holds that CEQ Has No Legal Authority to Issue NEPA Regulations The AFRC Podcast: Dr. Nate Anderson, USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station on forestry and wood products as climate solutions Forest Service Moving Forward to Amend Northwest Forest Plan Malheur National […]