Portland, Ore. – The American Forest Resource Council applauded the unanimous decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to allow the historic “A to Z” forest health project to proceed on the Colville National Forest in Northeastern Washington. AFRC intervened in the case on behalf of Stevens County, Pend Oreille County […]
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July 2017 Newsletter
Washington, DC Updates Full Ninth Circuit Declines to Hear White Castle Appeal: On to the Supreme Court? AFRC Attorneys to Defend Singletary DNR Sale at August Court Hearing Judge Upholds Use of Emergency NEPA Authority to Construct Wolverine Firebreak AFRC Comments on Streamlining BLM’s Planning and NEPA Processes Lolo Beefing Up Sale Program Colville Forest […]
June 2017 Newsletter
To Ann Forest Burns: Congratulations and Thank you AFRC Dedicates Springfield Habitat for Humanity Home to Deserving Family Children’s Film Festival to Highlight Oregon’s Forests/Award Scholarship Washington D.C./Congressional Updates Secretary Zinke Reshuffles BLM Court Denies Injunction on Orogrande Project, Opponents Give Up In Win for Forest Health and Economics, Smokey Project May Proceed in Limited […]
Oregon Forest Products Industry, Habitat for Humanity Partner to Make Dream of Homeownership Come True for Local Family
WHAT: S/E Habitat House Dedication Ceremony WHEN: Saturday, June 24, at 10:00 AM WHERE: 4869 A Street, Springfield, OR Springfield, Ore – Single mom Nayeli and her twelve-year-old-daughter Alitza will be joined by Springfield Mayor Lundberg, partners from the forest products industry, and Springfield/Eugene Habitat for Humanity (S/E Habitat) supporters as they are handed the […]
AFRC General Counsel Lawson Fite Testimony to Federal Lands Subcommittee
Highlights of AFRC’s Lawson Fite’s Testimony to the Federal Lands Subcommittee
May 2017 Newsletter
Washington, D.C./Congressional Updates National Monument/Antiquities Act Review Ninth Circuit Denies White Castle Appeal Singletary Auctioned, Litigation Follows District Court Rejects Injunctive Relief for Tower/Grizzly Projects AFRC Supports ESDs for North and South Pioneer Fire Projects FTPC Spring Meeting BLM Timber Sale Generates Impressive Value New 5-Year Review of Marbled Murrelet New Marten Finding Due in […]
Build a House; Frame a Future Trailer
The Oregon Forest Resources Institute is producing a special video, Build a House; Frame a Future, highlighting the American Forest Resource Council’s partnership with Springfield/Eugene Habitat for Humanity to build a new home for the Navarette-Bravo family.
AFRC Asks Interior Secretary to Review Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Expansion
Today, AFRC President Travis Joseph sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Zinke requesting that he review the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument designation as part of Executive Order 13792 entitled, “Review of Designations Under the Antiquities Act.” The April 26 Executive Order requires the Secretary to review certain national monuments made under the Antiquities Act […]
April 2017 Newsletter
Washington, D.C. Updates New Oversight of the Antiquities Act AFRC 2017 Annual Meeting – Building Success Big Win! D.C. Circuit Finds AFRC Has Standing, Restores Challenge to NSO Critical Habitat AFRC Files Amicus Brief on Supreme Court Intervention Case Ninth Circuit Affirms Win on the Porcupine Project AFRC Moves to Intervene in Lava Project Idaho […]
AFRC Submits Testimony to Congress on Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
AFRC President Travis Joseph submitted testimony for the May 2nd House Natural Resources Committee oversight hearing, “The Consequences of Executive Branch Overreach of the Antiquities Act.”