During a ceremony held in Forks, Washington, AFRC congratulated the Washington State Department of Natural Resources on the completion of the Olympic Experimental State Forest land plan.
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September 2016 Newsletter
Washington, D.C. Updates Another Lost Creek-Boulder Creek Win Ninth Circuit Halts East Reservoir Project OESF Land Plan Signed DNR MM LTCS Update BLM “Declares” O&C ASQ’s BLM Issues New Stewardship Guidance High Severity Wildfires Are Bad For Spotted Owls Panhandle Completes Post-Fire Restoration Program ESA Petition Rule Changes Daugherty Named OR State Forester ALC Celebrates […]
August 2016 Newsletter
Congressional Forest Tours Idaho Actions on Pioneer Fire AFRC Habitat for Humanity Update BLM Issues New RMPs Operations Begin on A to Z Project Washington Primary Election Results Washington Candidate Forum Robert Chamberlain Passing
BLM Finalizes Disastrous Plan for Western Oregon, Congressional Leadership Needed
Oregon’s forest products industry expresses deep disappointment and frustration over the Bureau of Land Management’s decision to finalize resource management plans (RMP) for the statutorily unique O&C Lands in Western Oregon.
July 2016 Newsletter
Energy Bill and Congress Recess National Forest Management Platforms O&C Misgivings and Funding East Reservoir Project Approved Loafer Project Litigation Back by AFRC WA Commissioner of Public Lands Candidates Colville Forest Plan Revision Update Regeneration Harvest on the Willamette PNW Research Station Update Member Profile: Freres Lumber Company
June 2016 Newsletter
Member Profile: Roseburg Forest Products AFRC Breaks Ground on Habitat Home Legislative Updates from Washington DC Court Win: Lost Creek-Boulder Creek Landscape Restoration Begins AFRC Asks Supreme Court to Take Up Forest Plan Consultation Case Idaho Panhandle Salvage Moves Forward Murrelet Update Public Lands Commissioner Candidate Forums New Acting State Director for Oregon BLM Ben […]
Local Forest Products Industry Builds Habitat Home in Springfield
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.
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 […]