AFRC, Western Oregon Counties Secure Major O&C Legal Victories Washington, D.C. Update Washington State DNR Update Ninth Circuit Agrees that Seiad-Horse Project Is In the Public Interest Federal Timber Purchasers Committee Meeting Undersecretary Hubbard Visits Colville Firefighters, Forest Service Join AFRC to Tour Tecuya Project Idaho Tussock Moth Mitigation West Coast Fisher Proposed for Listing […]
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October 2019 Newsletter
Washington DC Update DC Court Issues Favorable Ruling Enforcing O&C Sale Mandate Landscape-Wide Injunction Issued in New Mexico and Another is Threatened in Idaho/Montana AFRC Moves to Intervene in Tecuya Project DNR Update Forest Service Approves Final Colville Forest Plan Chetco Bar Fire Salvage OWIT Educates the Public During Forest Products Month AFRC Dedicates Third […]
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.
Vancouver Family Realizes Dream of Home Ownership, Thanks to AFRC Partnership with Evergreen Habitat for Humanity
Vancouver, WA – A deserving family will soon receive the keys to their own home in Vancouver’s McKibbin Commons neighborhood, thanks to a partnership between Evergreen Habitat for Humanity and the American Forest Resource Council (AFRC), a trade association representing the forest products industry. AFRC’s members and staff donated building materials and cash, as well […]
September 2019 Newsletter
DC Update Murrelet LTCS FEIS Released Judge Remands Sale Back to BLM Sierra/Sequoia Plan Comments Submitted GNA Projects Reworked BLM 2019 Wrap-up Willamette Hits 100 mmbf Save the Date: 2020 Annual Meeting
August 2019 Newsletter
Washington DC Update AFRC Comments on Proposed Revised NEPA Regulations ESA Regulations Released Washington State and DNR Updates Ninth Circuit Dismisses Bull Run Appeal on Mootness Grounds AFRC and Industry Coalition Urge Supreme Court to Fix Mistaken Trail Administration Ruling FWS Rejects Petition to List Siskiyou Mountain Salamander Region 1 Rounds Out Leadership Team Save […]
July 2019 Newsletter
DC Update Lower Grave Remanded Back Progress on Environmental Analysis DNR Timber Sale Program Oregon Federal Forest Restoration Program Study Objection Resolution on the Colville Idaho Identifies Shared Stewardship Areas
Ninth Circuit Backs Expedited Forest Management
Ninth Circuit Court Backs Expedited Forest Management On June 24, setting legal precedent for nine western states, the Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of the Sunny South Project on the Tahoe National Forest. This is an important legal victory for active forest management on public lands and confirmation of a new bipartisan Congressional tool passed in the […]
Judge Green-Lights Important Restoration Project on Mt. Hood National Forest, Pushing Aside Challenge from Activist Groups
For Immediate Release: July 1, 2019 Contact: Asha Aiello, 503-222-9505 Portland, Ore. – On June 18, Judge Michael Mosman, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court in Oregon, issued a ruling rejecting environmental groups’ challenge to an important thinning project on the Mt. Hood National Forest to improve forest health and reduce wildfire risk. […]
June 2019 Newsletter
DC Update FFRC Update Sunny South Upheld Seiad-Horse Injunction Lifted Smokey Project Greenlit Crystal Clear Project to Move Ahead GNA Reporting Bill Passed Forest Products Modernization Updates “Restoration” on the Malheur Early Seral Workshop New Forest Supervisors in R1 and R6 Emerging Leaders 2019 Evergreen Habitat Volunteer Day