A group of forest products industry associations today expressed their disappointment that new Wilderness legislation from Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley has cleared a key Senate Committee without a meaningful legislative resolution to the paralysis affecting federal forest management and rural communities in Western Oregon.
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May 2013 Newsletter
Forest Roads Bill Reintroduced Wyden O&C Framework Farm Bill Forestry Titles FY14 Appropriations Outlook New Washington Manager DNR Murrelet Long Term Strategy Social Services Support Zones Merkley Letter to Commissioners A to Z Stewardship Malheur 10-year Stewardship R-1 Litigation – Epidemic Levels Eastside Restoration Strategy Heath Named Deputy RF
Senator Wyden’s Framework for O&C Legislation
The Framework released by Senator Wyden acknowledges the need to pass legislation that “will create jobs in the woods. . .and establish a permanent and stable source of revenue for O&C counties.” We appreciate his interest in finding a lasting solution for the O&C lands that will resolve the forest and community health crisis that […]
April 2013 Newsletter
Survey & Manage Settlement Rescinded Rough & Ready Announces Closure Annual Meeting a Success Hearing on Forest Management Bills President’s Timber Budget Insect/Disease Bill Introduced Associations Weigh in on Wilderness Forest Service Adopts Objection Rule Planning Rule Correction WGA Weighs in on National Forest Management EIS Ordered on Goose Project Preliminary Injunction Filed on Snow […]
Forest Industry Urges Comprehensive Solution for Federal Forests
A group of forest products industry associations sent a letter to Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley urging enactment of a meaningful legislative resolution to the paralysis affecting federal forest management in Western Oregon.
March 2013 Newsletter
Supreme Court Victory in Forest Roads Case Spotted Owl Critical Habitat Challenged Sequestration and FY13 Forest Management Budget Resolutions and Federal Forests Recent House and Senate Hearings Supreme Court Grants Petition on Framework New Blue Mountain Strategy Northern California Province Salvage Update The Bybee Project AFRC in DC Jewell Nomination and Hearing 2013 Annual Meeting
Lawsuit Filed on Owl Critical Habitat
On March 21, the American Forest Resource Council joined the Carpenters Industrial Council, Siskiyou County, California, and a group of forest products manufacturers and private forest landowners in a lawsuit to overturn the latest Northern Spotted Owl critical habitat designation. The case was filed in federal District Court in Washington, D.C., against the Secretary of […]
Industry Comments on Senate County Payments Hearing
On March 19, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing entitled “Keeping the Commitment to Rural Communities” to review the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (SRS) and Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) county payment programs.
February 2013 Newsletter
State Trust Forest Management Hearing Senators Advocate Payment Reauthorization Commentary on O&C Solution Congressionals Want O&C Hearing Kitzhaber and Eastside Funding Wilderness Reintroduced Stewardship, Good Neighbor Authority Forest Planning Rule Directives Jewell Nominated 2013 Annual Meeting
January 2013 Newsletter
Forest Roads Case Subcommittee to Review NEPA Hidden Cost of Wildfire Victory for Idaho Roadless Rule Coho and Steelhead CH Proposed Polar Bear CH Thrown Out Malheur 10-Year Stewardship Contract Vilsack in, Salazar Out Kitzhaber on Federal Forests Western Oregon Sales Update Rasure Named Regional Forester EPA Releases Boiler MACT Rules 2013 Annual Meeting