Wilfire and Management Hearings FTPC Meetings in Montana Washington DNR Special Meeting Proposed New Murrelet Protection Secretary Vilsack Visit Pinchot Partners Field Tour New Homes Up, Lumber Price Down Montana East Reservoir Litigation Court of Appeals Stays WOTUS Rule Snow-Basins Intervenors Cannot Appeal French Fire Litigation Injunction Avoided Region 1 Litigation Impacts New Assistant Resource […]
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September 2015 Newsletter
Congressional Updates Forest Management Reforms Fire Borrowing and Related Impacts House Passes Tribal Bill Action on DC Cases Future of Klamath in Limbo FWS to Look at More Listings New Mt. Baker Snoqualmie Supervisor New Colville Supervisor New AFRC Staff Attorney Announced Ward Armstrong
August 2015 Newsletter
Congress Moves on Fire Borrowing Comment Period on BLM Draft RMP’s Ends Wildfires Ravage Western Communities Western Oregon Wildfire Update New Year, Same Results Latest Fire Statistics Washington DNR Arrearage DNR Management Fee Increase OFRI Hires Director of Forest Products
July 2015 Newsletter
AFRC Names Next President Forestry Bill Moving Hearing on Barrasso and Wyden Bills Interior Appropriations Fremont-Winema Volume Pulled Intimidation Trumps Science Oregon Coast Coho 5-Year Review 2014 Oregon Timber Harvest Report States Invest in Forest Health Francis D. Engle
Joseph Named Next AFRC President
The American Forest Resource Council has named Travis Joseph as its next President.
Industry Outlines Continued Opposition to Wyden Bill
The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee today held a hearing on the Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2015 (S. 132), legislation sponsored by U.S. Senator Ron Wyden to change the management of O&C timberlands administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The committee also held a hearing on the National Forest Ecosystem […]
June 2015 Newsletter
H.R. 2647 on a Fast-track Barrasso Introduces Federal Forest Legislation More Concerns with BLM’s RMPs RMP Timber/Wildlife Workshop BLM Volume Case Stumbles Action on FS/BLM 2016 Budget Small Movement on Fire Borrowing Issue Porcupine Injunction Denied DNR FY15 Timber Sale Program NWFP 20-Year Monitoring Reports YTD Wildfire Statistics Laura Jo West to Coconino
BLM O&C Timber Sale Case Dismissed on Technicality
AFRC expressed frustration at the decision of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate its 2013 victory over the BLM on a technical issue related to standing.
May 2015 Newsletter
BLM Plan Falls Short Litigation Impacts to Federal Forest Management New Section 7 Consultation Regulations New DxP Direction Issued Carlton Complex Harvest Moves Forward National Forests Failing Wildlife ODF Budgets Aid to Federal Forests Busy 4th Quarter in SW Oregon NWFP Forum Marten Named to Head Region 1
April 2015 Newsletter
BLM Releases Draft Resource Management Plans 2015 Annual Meeting – All About Successes Jazz Decision Affirmed Carlton Complex Salvage Goes Forward Forest Planning Rule Case Decided Budget Cuts Looming? Hearings Look at Wildfire and LWCF SRS Extended Groundwater Directives Withdrawn Forest Planning Listening Sessions Continue Blue Mountains Forest Plan Revision Redux Eugene BLM Invests in […]