The May 2018 Edition of the AFRC Newsletter. D.C. Update FTPC Recap Frog Project Conclusion Trump Reshapes Appeals Courts Victory in Lava Case Forest Health Advisory Committee Meets R1 Salvage Preparation Moving Forward Economic Viability in Forest Restoration Keith Olson: Congratulations/Thank You AFRC Communications Director Update
In a landmark decision after a long history, The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC)’s legal team, working with the Forest Service, obtained a victory on the Frog Project in Southern California. In September of 2017, Judge Anthony Ishii of the Eastern District of California issued an order permitting the Frog Project to proceed. The Ninth […]
AFRC RESPONDS TO FOREST SERVICE PLANS FOR CHETCO FIRE Portland, Ore. – The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) submitted comments this week regarding the Chetco Bar Fire Salvage Environmental Assessment (EA), a document describing the Forest Service’s plans for responding to last year’s Chetco Bar Fire. The Chetco Bar fire, which ranked […]
2018 Annual Meeting Showcases Success Washington, D.C. Updates AFRC Presses Its Case Against the Unlawful Expansion of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Chetco Bar Fire Salvage EA Released Oregon Society of American Foresters Annual Meeting Payette Holds Solutions Meeting AFRC Welcomes Communications Director
President Signs Fire Borrowing “Fix,” Management Reforms Washington Legislative Recap Oregon Legislative Recap Westside Fire Recovery Litigation Settles Remainder of Tower/Grizzly Case Dismissed after 9th Circuit Win AFRC Lends Support in Moonlight Fire Petition to Supreme Court Forest Service Use of Pod or Zone Concept Changes to Forest Service Bid Form and New Contract Provisions […]
The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC), a trade association representing Pacific Northwest logging and milling companies, today applauded a bipartisan agreement to include federal wildfire suppression and forest management reforms in the omnibus spending package. “This agreement recognizes that fixing our broken system of forest management is not a partisan issue,” said AFRC President Travis […]
A lawsuit, challenging two post-fire projects on the Idaho Panhandle National Forests (IPNF), has been dismissed by the plaintiff after courts refused its requests for an injunction. The group attempted to stop work on both the Tower Fire Salvage Project and Grizzly Fire Salvage Restoration Project, which the U.S. Forest Service brought to implementation within […]
In the final hours of the 2018 session the Oregon Legislature overwhelmingly approved legislation to prioritize the use of “Good Neighbor Authority” (GNA), a federal policy allowing the state to increase the pace, scale, and quality of forest management activities on federally-owned forest lands. The legislation (HB 4118) was passed after Oregon experienced a severe […]
AFRC Annual Meeting – April 3-5 Washington State Legislative Update Supreme Court Slams Door on White Castle Sale AFRC Appeals Elk Camel Protest Denial Region 6 Holds Environmental Analysis & Decision-making Roundtable AFRC Staff Attorney Sara Ghafouri Testifies in Support of Oregon’s GNA Bill Region 1 Salvage Update AFRC Welcomes New Field Forester Amanda Astor
Save the Date: AFRC’s Annual Meeting, April 3-5 Washington, D.C. Updates Washington State Legislative Update New Marbled Murrelet Habitat Assessment Chetco Bar Fire Salvage AFRC’s Request Granted to Appear in the Lostine Public Safety Project Litigation High Court to Decide Important Critical Habitat Questions in Gopher Frog Case Okanogan-Wentachee National Forest Update