AFRC Annual Meeting: Bipartisan and Focused on Solutions. Register Today! The AFRC Podcast: Rep. Cliff Bentz – Forestry, Water and Wildfire Washington DC Update Washington Legislative Update Coalition Seeks to Defend the Forest Service’s Use of Aerial Fire Retardant AFRC Legal Win! Judge McShane Upholds the BLM’s 2020 Rule Eliminating the Protest Process Ninth Circuit […]
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Federal Judge Upholds BLM Rule Ending ‘Paperwork Protests’ of BLM Forest Management Projects
On March 27, U.S. District Judge Michael J. McShane granted summary judgment in favor of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and upheld a 2020 Rule eliminating the agency’s protest process which previously resulted in unnecessary and bureaucratic delays to timber harvests and fuel reduction projects on BLM-managed lands, including more than two million acres […]
Ninth Circuit Dismisses Challenge to Forest Project on Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
On March 27, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s decision on summary judgment regarding a challenge the South Fork Stillaguamish Vegetation Management Project on the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, allowing the project to proceed. The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) intervened in the litigation on behalf of Hampton Lumber Mills-Washington, […]
February 2023 Newsletter
Washington DC Update AFRC Annual Meeting – Register and Book Your Room at Skamania Lodge The AFRC Podcast: Todd Payne and Sierra Pacific Industries expansion in Oregon Washington Legislative Update Forest Service Announces FY23 Timber Targets U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Proposal to List the California Spotted Owl under the Endangered Species Act AFRC […]
AFRC, Eastern Oregon Counties Defend U.S. Forest Service’s ‘Eastside Screens’ Amendment
Today, the American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) and Eastern Oregon Counties Association filed an opposition brief in a federal lawsuit seeking to vacate the U.S. Forest Service’s “Eastside Screens” Amendment that improves the agency’s ability to reduce wildfire risks and restore forest health on national forests in eastern Oregon and southeastern Washington. Last year, AFRC […]
AFRC Statement on Reintroduction of River Democracy Act
AFRC President Travis Joseph had the following to say on the reintroduction on the River Democracy Act: “We appreciate Senator Wyden’s changes to the River Democracy Act (RDA) that reduce the overall footprint of the original bill from 3 million acres to 2 million acres and his help to clarify the intent of the RDA […]
January 2023 Newsletter
Registration for AFRC’s Annual Meeting is Now Open! The AFRC Podcast: Montana DNRC’s Amanda Kaster and Success with Cross-Boundary Forestry Washington DC Update Biden Administration Announces New Priority Landscapes to Reduce Wildfire Risk in West CEQ Issues Interim NEPA Guidance on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Washington Legislative Update Washington DNR Continues Work on Eastside Sustainable Harvest […]
Brief: Senate Committee Considers Bill Ensuring Transparency, Accountability in Leasing of State Trust Lands
The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks today held a hearing on SB 5254, a bipartisan bill to ensure transparency, accountability and public involvement in the leasing of state trust lands managed by the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR). What does the bill do? SB 5254 ensures that major DNR lease […]
December 2022 Newsletter
Save the Date: AFRC’s Annual Meeting, April 11-13 Washington DC Update The AFRC Podcast: Duane Vaagen and “A to Z” NWFP Monitoring Report: Wildfires Leading Cause of Old Growth Forest Loss Flat Country Project Decision Withdrawn District Court Once Again Upholds the Tecuya Ridge Shaded Fuelbreak Project on the Los Padres National Forest Industry Coalition […]
District Court Rules in Favor of Tecuya Ridge Shaded Fuelbreak Project on Los Padres National Forest
An effort to reduce wildfire risks on the Los Padres National Forest and protect nearby communities can proceed after U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Phillips today ruled in favor of the U.S. Forest Service’s Tecuya Ridge Shaded Fuelbreak Project above Frazier Park, Calif. The Tecuya Project has been tied up in federal courts for the […]