About AFRC The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) is seeking a full-time staff attorney. AFRC is an Oregon nonprofit corporation that represents the forest products industry throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, California, and Nevada. AFRC’s mission is to advocate for sustained-yield timber harvests on public timberlands throughout the West to enhance forest health and resistance […]
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July 2025 Newsletter
Washington, DC Update: Senate Passes Reconciliation Bill AFRC Leads National Coalition Letter on Timber Priorities in Reconciliation Bill USDA Moves to Rescind the Roadless Rule The AFRC Podcast Episode 46: John Culclasure, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Trump Administration Unveils Executive Order Aiming to Reshape Federal Wildfire Policy Wood Duck Project Win: Judge Christensen Denies Preliminary Injunction […]
June 2025 Newsletter
Washington, DC Update Budget Reconciliation FY26 Budget Request USDA announces $200 million for expanded timber production Tribal Co-Management Gets Bipartisan Support The AFRC Podcast Episode 45: U.S. Senator Steve Daines Supreme Court Clarifies Courts’ Role in NEPA in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado Federal Agencies Rescind the Definition of “Harm” under the […]
Supreme Court Restores Common Sense to NEPA in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County
Today, the Supreme Court made clear that the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) does not require agencies to chase every speculative possibility, nor to paralyze progress under the weight of endless litigation brought by “anti-everything” groups. This ruling is a critical step toward restoring sanity to a system that has long turned environmental review into […]
May 2025 Newsletter
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 […]
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 […]