Washington DC Update Government Shutdown Looming Forestry Bills Advance in U.S. House Senator Diane Feinstein Passes The AFRC Podcast: Forest Management at Work During 2023 Wildfire Season Federal Wildfire Commission Releases Report Forest Service Ramps Up Fuel Break Projects Magistrate Judge Issues Findings & Recommendations in Challenge to the Eastside Screens Amendment Washington Court of […]
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August 2023 Newsletter
Washington DC Update: August Recess Provides Opportunities to Interact with Members, Congressional Staff The AFRC Podcast: Separation of Powers, O&C Lands and the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Fuel Reduction Supports Firefighters, Protects Communities During Oregon’s Flat Fire Favorable Decision Upholding Three Projects on the Fremont-Winema National Forest Forest Service awards first G-Z Service Contract AFRC and […]
July 2023 Newsletter
AFRC President Travis Joseph Appointed to NWFP Advisory Committee The AFRC Podcast: U.S. Senator Steve Daines Washington, DC Update House Interior Appropriations Federal wildland firefighter salaries Manchin and Barrasso weigh in on Forest Service ANPR AFRC Provides Blueprint for Climate Smart Forestry D.C. Circuit Court Reverses Judge Leon’s Rulings Regarding the O&C Act’s Sustained-Yield Mandate […]
AFRC Comments on D.C. Circuit Opinion on O&C Lands, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
American Forest Resource Council President (AFRC) Travis Joseph had the following to say regarding the D.C. Circuit’s opinion on the Obama-era expansion of the Cascade Siskiyou National Monument (CSNM) and the 2016 Resource Management Plans for Western Oregon O&C Lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM): “Our litigation regarding Western Oregon O&C Lands […]
June 2023 Newsletter
Washington, DC Update AFRC in DC Farm Bill/Forestry Reforms BLM Conservation Rule The AFRC Podcast: NEPA Reforms in Fiscal Responsibility Act Washington Political Update Ninth Circuit Victory! AFRC and MLA Successfully Defend the Flathead Revised Forest Plan Hearing Scheduled in a Challenge to Timber Stand and Wildlife Habitat Improvement Projects on the Fremont-Winema National Forest […]
Ninth Circuit Upholds Flathead Revised Forest Plan, Allowing Forest Management Projects to Proceed
The Ninth Circuit today upheld the Flathead National Forest’s Revised Forest Plan, allowing forest management projects that were developed under the new plan to proceed. The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) and the Montana Logging Association participated in the litigation as Intervenors in support of the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. […]
May 2023 Newsletter
Washington, DC Update Fiscal Responsibility Act Senate Energy and Natural Resources Markup House Natural Resources Committee Hearings and Markup The AFRC Podcast: BLM Conservation Rule Judge Christensen Holds that the Forest Service May Continue to Use Aerial Fire Retardants to Fight Wildfires Ninth Circuit Holds Oral Argument in the Challenge to the Revised Flathead National […]
Federal Court Sides with Counties, Cities, and Forestry Groups, Ruling USFS May Continue Use of Aerial Fire Retardants to Fight Wildfires
Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana (Court) issued a ruling in a case brought by Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics (FSEEE) against the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) seeking to enjoin the USFS’ use of aerial fire retardants during firefighting activities. The Court ruled that USFS may continue using aerial fire […]
April 2023 Newsletter
AFRC Wraps up 2023 Annual Meeting, “Telling Your Story” The AFRC Podcast: Roseburg’s Historic Investment in Southwest Oregon Washington DC Update AFRC Washington Legislative Recap The Ninth Circuit’s Divided Panel Upholds the Expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument BLM Proposes New Conservation Rule BLM’s Integrated Vegetation Management Programmatic and Late Mungers Project Challenged District Court […]
AFRC Comments on Ninth Circuit Opinion on Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
American Forest Resource Council President (AFRC) Travis Joseph had the following to say regarding the Ninth Circuit opinion on the Obama-era expansion of the Cascade Siskiyou National Monument (CSNM) on Western Oregon O&C Lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM): “We’re pleased the Ninth Circuit affirmed that the president, regardless of political affiliation, […]