After some less-than-ideal living situations, Springfield resident Nayeli Navarrete Bravo and her daughter, Alitza, recently became homeowners thanks to a partnership between Habitat for Humanity and the Oregon forest products industry. A new video produced by the Oregon Forest Resources Institute (OFRI) tells their story. Build a House – Frame a Future highlights the […]
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Judge Denies Attempt to Halt Roadside Hazard Tree Removal on Sequoia National Forest
November 20, 2017 A U.S. District Court judge for California has denied a request for a preliminary injunction seeking to halt the removal of dead and dying trees on some roads within the Sequoia National Forest. The 2016 Cedar Fire burned in the project area, killing or damaging trees and causing public safety concerns along […]
Restraining Order Denied, Timber Salvage on Boise National Forest Can Continue
A U.S. District Court judge for Idaho has denied a request for a temporary restraining order to halt timber salvage projects on the site of the 2016 Pioneer Fire.
Forest Products Industry, SPS Habitat for Humanity Partner to Make Dream of Homeownership Come True for Lacey, WA Family
WHAT: South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity “Wall Raising” for Ahmed and Townes Family Home WHEN: Friday, November 10, 2017 at 2:30 pm WHERE: 4405 37th Ave. SE, Lacey WA MEDIA CONTACTS: Shawna Dutton, South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity shawna@spshabitat.org, 360-859-4842 Travis Joseph, President, American Forest Resource Council tjoseph@amforest.org, 503-222-9505 Forest Products Industry, SPS Habitat for Humanity Partner […]
October 2017 Newsletter
Washington, D.C. Updates BLM Denies AFRC Protest National FTPC Meets in Duluth Status of GNA and Farm Bill CE Implementation Chetco Bar Fire BAER Report Region 1 Tackles Fire Salvage and Restoration AFRC Intervenes in Bull Run Project Challenge President Trump Will Shrink Bears Ears and Grande Staircase-Escalante National Monuments Judge Leon Grants Additional Stay […]
Sixty-Five Groups Urge Congress to Reform Federal Forest Management and Fix Wildfire Funding
Sixty-five groups representing forestry, agriculture, wildlife conservation and local government sent a letter to Congressional leadership urging swift action on federal forest management and wildfire suppression funding reforms.
September 2017 Newsletter
Wildfires and Forest Management Reform Fite Completes a Doubleheader Court Decides Challenges to Western Oregon RMP Can Stay in D.C. Frog Project Finally Cleared Singletary Sale Overturned, More Process to Come A New Nominee for the Ninth Circuit AFRC Joins Amicus Brief on Value of Timber in Eminent Domain Cases Ninth Circuit Lets Sunny South […]
AFRC Statement Regarding Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Review
Portland, Ore. – Travis Joseph, President of the American Forest Resource Council (AFRC), issued the following statement regarding media reports about Secretary of the Interior Zinke’s review of national monuments, including the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument: “We simply don’t know if this leaked document accurately reflects the findings and recommendations in the final report to the […]
August 2017 Newsletter
Washington, D.C. Updates Interior Secretary Zinke Submits Monument Report to President Trump AFRC Submits Protest to BLM Project In Landmark Decision, Ninth Circuit Upholds A to Z Project AFRC Files an Amicus Brief in the U.S. Supreme Court Farm Bill CE Survives First Test in Sunny South Case A New Runway Doesn’t Need an EIS. […]
U.S. District Court Upholds Use of Insect, Disease ‘CE’ to Expedite Forest Health Project on Tahoe National Forest
A forest health project on California’s Tahoe National Forest can proceed after a U.S. District Court judge ruled the U.S. Forest Service appropriately used a special categorical exclusion (CE) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to expedite the removal of timber. The case is the first to challenge the use of this CE that […]