The following is a press release from the Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials (CORRIM). The full study can be accessed here. CORRIM: The Plant a Trillion Trees Campaign to Reduce Global Warming –Fleshing Out the Concept Bruce Lippke, Maureen Puettmann, Elaine Oneil & Chadwick Dearing Oliver Global warming is an environmental risk linked […]
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April 2021 Newsletter
Our April 2021 newsletter includes an update on the AFRC annual meeting, developments in Washington DC, Illegal delay to NSO critical habitat rule, AFRC begins field review of River Democracy Act and more!
Less than five percent of burned BLM lands will be salvaged after Holiday Farm Fire
Dead and dying trees will be removed on less than five percent of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands impacted by the Holiday Farm Fire, according to a plan released by the agency on April 27. The BLM’s plan calls for area salvage on just 910 acres. Though the agency is also removing hazard trees […]
AFRC Welcomes Montana’s RY Timber as New Member
The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) proudly welcomes RY Timber as its newest member. The company currently operates a stud mill in Livingston, Montana, and is one of the top structural lumber manufacturers in the state. In the spring of 2020, RY idled its Townsend, Montana sawmill citing a lack of timber to run at […]
AFRC Welcomes Montana’s F.H. Stoltze Land & Lumber Co. as New Member
The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) proudly welcomes F.H. Stoltze Land & Lumber Co. as its newest member. This fully integrated forest products company operates a sawmill near Columbia Falls, MT and sustainably manages a 39,000+/- acre tree farm. According to Stoltze, the company also sources up to 60 percent of its timber from U.S. […]
March 2021 Newsletter
Our March 2021 newsletter includes a Washington DC update, an overview of Spotted Owl lawsuits, a Barred Owl removal update, developments in the U.S. Supreme Court, and a look at how Lincoln County, Montana is working to improve forest health.
AFRC, Counties Challenge Delay to 2021 Northern Spotted Owl Critical Habitat Rule
The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) today joined the Association of O&C Counties and counties in Washington, Oregon, and California in challenging the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) illegal delay in implementing its 2021 critical habitat designation for the Northern Spotted Owl (NSO). The 2021 critical habitat designation removed areas that are not habitat […]
February 2021 Newsletter
Our February 2021 newsletter includes a Washington DC update, the latest on President Biden’s 30 by 30 Executive Order and regulatory review process. Also, Western Oregon wildfire data has been published, Ninth Circuit upholds denial of injunction against Brebner Flat Project, and more.
Ninth Circuit Upholds Denial of Injunction Against Brebner Flat Project on Idaho Panhandle National Forest
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on February 22 refused to halt the Brebner Flat Project on the Idaho Panhandle National Forest. The ruling affirms a U.S. District Court’s previous denial of a preliminary injunction against this project, which seeks to improve forest health on federal lands in the Wildland Urban Interface […]
AFRC Welcomes Woodgrain as New Member
The American Forest Resource Council proudly welcomes Woodgrain as it newest member. With sawmills in Idaho and Oregon, the company joins a growing trade association of logging and milling operations across the West. “AFRC is proud to serve Woodgrain. We are committed to helping this company obtain the wood fiber it needs to manufacture world-class […]