AFRC sent a letter to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee expressing our concerns and recommendations regarding S. 1262, the Oregon Recreation Enhancement (ORE) Act. The legislation proposes a 60,000-acre expansion of the Rogue Wilderness, a new 98,000 acre Rogue National Recreation Area, and a new 30,000 acre Molalla National Recreation Area. These same […]
Press Releases
AFRC Calls on Congress to Do the Right Thing and Protect the People of Crooked River Ranch
AFRC Calls on Congress to Do the Right Thing and Protect the People of Crooked River Ranch Portland – Today, AFRC President Travis Joseph responded to an alarming Bend Bulletin Editorial that highlights Congress’ failure to act on consensus measures urgently needed to protect rural Oregon communities and public forests. Congressman Greg Walden proposed carefully […]
Montana Court Upholds Moose Creek Project and Montana Landscape Designation, In Big Step Forward for Wildfire Prevention
Montana Court Upholds Moose Creek Project and Montana Landscape Designation, In Big Step Forward for Wildfire Prevention Portland, OR – On November 19, 2018, Judge Molloy of the United States District Court, District of Montana, issued a strong decision upholding the Moose Creek Vegetation Management Project (Moose Creek Project) on the Helena-Lewis and Clark National […]
A Victory for Responsible Forest Management on the Umpqua National Forest: Challengers Give Up Suit Against Quartz Project
Environmentalist groups have dropped their challenge to the Quartz Project on the Umpqua National Forest after failing to obtain an injunction against the project in federal court. On October 11, United States District Court Judge Michael McShane denied the groups’ motion for a preliminary injunction. This is a significant victory for active forest management on […]
Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit and Approves ‘A to Z’ Forest Health Project in NE Washington
A federal judge on Oct. 4 issued a summary judgment ruling dismissing an environmental group’s lawsuit against the North Fork Mill Creek “A to Z” forest health project on the Colville National Forest. The decision marks another legal victory for the collaborative project, and the unique public-private partnership that is working to improve forest health […]
AFRC Prevails for Public Safety and Forest Health
In a win for public safety and forest health, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California yesterday, July 9, approved a roadside hazard tree removal project on the Sequoia National Forest.
Magistrate Judge Smacks Down Enviros’ Arguments on Collaboration
Magistrate Judge Smacks Down Enviros’ Arguments on Collaboration Portland, Ore. – Yesterday, Magistrate Judge Sullivan offered a strong rebuke of a dubious legal challenge to an important public safety project on the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest in Northeast Oregon. Judge Sullivan called out the plaintiffs’ – Greater Hells Canyon Council and Oregon Wild – […]
Ninth Circuit Rules in Favor of Common Sense: Wildfires are Emergencies
Portland, Ore. – Last week, the Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of logic and common sense: massive wildfires on public lands are emergencies that often threaten lives, property, and natural resources. The Court’s ruling backed a decision by the Forest Service to build a community protection line – a fuel break – to safeguard […]
The Project Old Enough to Vote: AFRC Secures Affirmative Decision on Frog Project Needed to Restore Forest Health
In a landmark decision after a long history, The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC)’s legal team, working with the Forest Service, obtained a victory on the Frog Project in Southern California. In September of 2017, Judge Anthony Ishii of the Eastern District of California issued an order permitting the Frog Project to proceed. The Ninth […]
AFRC Responds to Forest Service Plans for Chetco Fire
AFRC RESPONDS TO FOREST SERVICE PLANS FOR CHETCO FIRE Portland, Ore. – The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) submitted comments this week regarding the Chetco Bar Fire Salvage Environmental Assessment (EA), a document describing the Forest Service’s plans for responding to last year’s Chetco Bar Fire. The Chetco Bar fire, which ranked […]