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 […]
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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.
Washington DNR Timber Harvest Reductions Will Hurt Rural Jobs, Public Schools, Community Services
Today, the Washington Board of Natural Resources adopted two new management plans for state forest trust lands that will reduce timber harvests on Department of Natural Resources (DNR) managed trust lands. As an advocate for DNR trust land management, the American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) is concerned that the harvest reductions will directly harm rural […]
Federal Court Decisions on O&C Lands Deliver Major Victories for Rural Oregon
A federal court today issued two major decisions relating to the management of Western Oregon O&C lands. In one decision Judge Richard Leon invalidated President Barack Obama’s proclamation expanding the Cascade Siskiyou National Monument on O&C lands, finding no President has the unilateral authority to override Federal law and an Act of Congress. Specifically, the […]
Federal Court Decisions on O&C Lands Deliver Major Victories for Rural Oregon
A federal court today issued two major decisions relating to the management of Western Oregon O&C lands. In one decision Judge Richard Leon invalidated President Barack Obama’s proclamation expanding the Cascade Siskiyou National Monument on O&C lands, finding no President has the unilateral authority to override Federal law and an Act of Congress. Specifically, the […]
Why AFRC is Defending the Tecuya Ridge Shaded Fuelbreak Project
As an organization promoting active management of public lands to ensure public safety, protect forest health, and provide a sustainable timber supply, the American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) supports the proposed Tecuya Ridge Shaded Fuelbreak Project on the Los Padres National Forest. That’s why AFRC, joined by the California Forestry Association (CalForests) and Associated California Loggers (ACL), is seeking to intervene in a lawsuit that would overturn this important forest management project.