Note: This is a joint press release with the Washington Forest Protection Association Today, Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law ESSHB 2528, legislation acknowledging the essential role Washington state’s forestry industry and working forests play in removing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, and establishing it is in the public’s interest to support all aspects of […]
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Global warming mitigating role of working forests in Washington state
Washington is the second largest producer of wood products in the United States, including sawn lumber and plywood. This study from the University of Washington sets out to understand the role of Washington’s working forests in mitigating global warming. A comprehensive analysis of the region-specific private forestland is performed, taking into account current growth and […]
AFRC: Forest Products, Workers Are Critical Infrastructure in COVID-19 Response
The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) is working to ensure the forest products industry and its employees can continue to operate and help meet the nation’s needs as local, state and federal governments respond to the global COVID-19 epidemic. On March 18, AFRC joined the Federal Forest Resource Coalition in urging the U.S. Department of […]
February 2020 Newsletter
AFRC Annual Meeting: Rooms going fast Washington, D.C. Update Washington State legislative update AFRC Goes to U.S. Supreme Court Eastside Screens Amendment Comment on Nez Perce-Clearwater Forest Plan 82nd Oregon Logging Conference
Wild Olympics’ Fails to Protect Working Forests and Working Families
American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) President Travis Joseph had the following to say regarding today’s U.S. House passage of the “Wild Olympics” legislation included in HR 2546: “AFRC represents Washington forest products manufacturers, family-owned logging companies and the thousands of workers they employ on the Olympic Peninsula. For years, we have provided substantial feedback […]
January 2020 Newsletter
2020 AFRC Annual Meeting Washington, D.C. Update Washington State DNR Update Industry Carbon Bill in WA Legislature Court Weighs Remedy in O&C Litigation AFRC Appeals BLM’s Protest Denial to IBLA Ninth Circuit Leaning More Conservative CEQ Proposes Changes to NEPA Regulations Small Successes for SW Oregon Tahoe National Forest Plan Amendment Colville Forest Planning Second […]
2019 Ross Report Now Available
The 2019 Ross Report is now available. Compiled by AFRC Federal Timber Program Director Andy Geissler, the annual report includes details and analyses of the U.S. Forest Service Region 6 Timber Sale Program. An overview of the 2019 report can be found here.
December 2019 Newsletter
DC Update Legal Challenge to DNR Management Plans Hazard Tree Removal Project Upheld ESA Protections for Red Tree Vole Unwarranted Forestry Groups File U.S. Supreme Court Brief Coalition Support for New ESA Rules BLM Sales Generate High Volume, Value GNA, Shared Stewardship in Idaho, Montana Save the Date: AFRC 2020 Annual Meeting
AFRC Joins Firefighters, Schools, and Counties in Legal Challenge to Washington DNR Management Plans
Today four Washington counties and a coalition including school and fire districts filed a legal challenge to two management plans for state trust lands adopted by the Board of Natural Resources (BNR) in December that will adversely harm the delivery of critical public services. The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) is joining with these beneficiaries […]
AFRC Letter to Rep. Derek Kilmer and Sen. Patty Murray on Wild Olympics legislation
AFRC sent a letter to Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) with recommendations on improving proposed Wild Olympics legislation.