Omnibus Spending Bill Passes AFRC Wins Ruling in South George Wild Olympics Wilderness Legislation Wyden-Crapo Wildfire Funding Bill County Payments Hearing SW Oregon Salvage Update BLM Regeneration & the Murrelet Collins Company Honored Federal Forests Work Plan Adopted O&C Bill Hearing 2014 Annual Meeting
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Statement on Wild Olympics Proposal
The forest products industry comments on the reintroduction of “Wild Olympics” Proposal by Washington Senator Patty Murray and Congressman Derek Kilmer.
December 2013 Newsletter
ENR Markup of Key Forestry Titles No O&C Data Yet Baucus to China AFRC Files Amicus Brief Temporary Flooding Ruled a Taking N. California FY13 Target Accomplishments House Looks at ESA Again Committee Considers Nominations
Industry Responds to Likely Senate Committee Passage of Wyden Eastside Legislation
Tom Partin, President of the American Forest Resource Council, issued the following statement regarding the likely passage of the “Oregon Eastside Forest Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2013” (S. 1301) by Senator Ron Wyden’s Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Thursday, December 19.
November 2013 Newsletter
Wyden O&C Legislation Senate Constituent and Colleague Letters Committee Examines Budgets/Wildfire Southwest Oregon Fire Salvage D-Bug Project Update Challenged Thinning Project Charred OESF Draft EIS Released Boise Innovative Appeal Resolution Forest Service FY13 Timber Sales Results Hearing on Public Lands Bills Appropriations Committee Reshuffling BLM Hosts Community Listening Sessions
Wyden Bill – Next Step in O&C Land Discussions
On November 26, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden released his long-awaited legislative proposal for reforming the management of Western Oregon’s O&C forest lands. It follows the recent passage of the bipartisan O&C Trust, Conservation and Jobs Act resulting from a compromise forged by Congressmen Peter DeFazio, Greg Walden, and Kurt Schrader.
October 2013 Newsletter
Contract Suspensions Overturned AFRC in DC Farm Bill to Conference Yosemite Rim Fire Salvage Bill Gifford Pinchot Collaboration Paul Cole: 1926-2013
Judge Lifts Timber Contract Suspension Order
On October 17, 2013 Oregon Federal District Court Judge Panner today a nationwide Order immediately lifting suspensions of all federal timber contacts.
Industry Seeks Injunction on Contract Suspensions
On October 14, purchasers of federal timber sales and stewardship contracts filed suit against the Forest Service and BLM asking the Oregon Federal District Court to enjoin the agencies from suspending timber contracts during the government shutdown.
September 2013 Newsletter
Federal Forest Legislation Passes House Administration Threatens 1526 Veto Helium Reserves Rescue Counties Forest Service and the CR Debt Limit Letter Malheur 10-year Stewardship Awarded A to Z Awarded Bybee Decision Forest Roads Case Resuscitated Barred Owl Decision Signed Logger Safety Initiative Kootenai/Panhandle Management Plans Molinelli Joins AFRC