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 […]
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AFRC Applauds Bipartisan Agreement on Federal Wildfire Funding, Forest Management Solutions
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 […]
Case Dismissed Against Post-Fire Projects on the Idaho Panhandle National Forests
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 […]
Oregon Legislature Approves Bill Promoting ‘Good Neighbor Authority’ to Improve Management of Federal Forest Lands
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 […]
February 2018 Newsletter
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
January 2018 Newsletter
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
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December 2017 Newsletter
Washington, D.C. Updates Congress Passes Western Oregon Tribal Fairness Act Changes Coming to Olympia as 2018 Legislative Session Approaches AFRC Files Brief in Challenge to BLM’s Illegal Management Plan for Western Oregon AFRC Asks Supreme Court to Review White Castle Decision President’s Monument Revisions Bring a Cascade of New Litigation Secretary Recommends Modifications to Cascade-Siskiyou […]
AFRC Applauds Interior’s Recommendation on Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Expansion
The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) today applauded the Department of the Interior’s (Interior) recommendation to modify the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. AFRC President Travis Joseph says the recommendation, if accepted by President Donald Trump, will help correct past overreach and ensure O&C lands within the expansion are managed as Congress originally intended. “The administration’s reconsideration […]
November 2017 Newsletter
Washington DC Updates New Video Celebrates AFRC Support of Habitat for Humanity Build in Springfield AFRC Launches Second Habitat for Humanity Home in Lacey, WA Loggers Suppressing Wildfires Fire Salvage Planning Underway in Western Oregon Fire Salvage Efforts Move Forward in Region 1, Region 6 Judge Denies Attempt to Stop Bull Run Project Judge Denies […]