On Saturday, June 25th, 2016, AFRC and Habitat for Humanity will celebrate the groundbreaking of a brand new home construction project, made possible by contributions from AFRC and its members in the Springfield/Eugene area.
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May 2016 Newsletter
Legislative Updates from Washington, D.C. AFRC Files Protest of BLM’s “Lose-Lose-Lose” Plan for Western Oregon AFRC Calls on Oregon Delegation to Lead on O&C AFRC Weighs in on Oregon’s Good Neighbor Agreement Board of Natural Resources Update Another Candidate for Public Lands Commissioner DeLuca to Leave UW Courts Allow Westside Fire Recovery to Move Forward […]
BLM Plan Underscores Urgent Need for Oregon Delegation to Find a Balanced, Bipartisan Solution to O&C Lands Crisis
Today, AFRC sent a letter to Senators Wyden and Merkley and the Oregon House Delegation raising serious concerns about the BLM’s Proposed Resource Management Plan for Western Oregon and calling on the delegation to revive efforts to find a balanced, bipartisan solution to the O&C Lands crisis.
April 2016 Newsletter
Washington D.C. Updates Geyer Testifies in D.C. FTPC Spring Meeting BLM Releases Final RMPs 20-Year Thinning Study Dr. Goldmark Withdraws from Race Candidates for Public Lands Commissioner WA Legislature Funds Prescribed Fire Collaboratives WA Dept. of Commerce Funds Darrington Collaborative Fisher Will Not be Listed FWS Reopens Caribou Comments AFRC/Habitat Project Launches 2016 Annual Meeting […]
Unhealthy Oregon Forests and Continued Rural Poverty Ensured Under BLM’s Latest Plan
Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its final proposed Resource Management Plans (RMPs) for 2.5 million acres of forestland in Western Oregon, including over 2 million acres of unique “O&C” lands.
March 2016 Newsletter
AFRC Goes to Washington Washington State 2016 Election Region 6 Timber Sale Targets Finalized 2015 Medford BLM Monitoring Montana National Forest Health Report Colville Plan Comment Period Extended Westside Fire Recovery Project Merrick Garland Nominated to Supreme Court Use of State Conservation Agreements Upheld Giustina and Hull-Oakes Honored OSHA Penalties Increase
February 2016 Newsletter
Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Request Round up of Congressional Hearings Justice Scalia’s Passing Movement on Applegate AMA Colville Forest Plan Released New Critical Habitat Regulations New Tool Connects Forestry Needs to Services AFRC to Build Habitat for Humanity Home AFRC 2016 Annual Meeting
January 2016 Newsletter
AFRC Welcomes New Members 2016 Annual Meeting Western Governors’ ESA Initiative AFRC Intervenes in Lost Creek/Boulder Creek Case Pacific Marten Case Supreme Court Declines on Critical Habitat Designations Pacific Fisher Listing Update Barred Owl Causing Spotted Owl Decline E. Washington Post Fire Restoration 2016 Washington Legislative Session Senator Knopp Introduces Wildfire Plan
December 2015 Newsletter
Forest Management and Fire Funding Package Dies in Senate Congress Passes Omnibus Bill Region Six Timber Purchasers Meeting Western Lumber Snapshot New Study on Owls Court Upholds French Fire Project DNR Withdraws Aquatics HCP Omak Wood Products Closing Oregon Federal Forest Health Program Projects Selected Stouts Fire Restoration Idaho Governor Promotes Adaptive Management Rabot and […]
November 2015 Newsletter
Omnibus Appropriations, Fire Funding and Forest Management Another Fire and Forest Management Hearing Westside Fire Recovery Project Smokey Project Litigation Fires Keep Timber Programs in Limbo Report on Idaho Forest Health N. California FY15 Target Accomplishments Blue Mountains Forest Plan Revision Update Pinchot Partners Receive Grant Washington State Forest Sector Lead