The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review the Obama-era expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument and the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) 2016 Resource Management Plans for Western Oregon O&C lands. The case posed legal questions of national interest around Executive Branch overreach and the use of the Antiquities Act to nullify Congressional intent […]
Press Releases
Pacific Northwest Faces Critical Timber Supply Shortage: A Call to Action for Congress
The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) today urged the Pacific Northwest’s Congressional Delegation in Washington, DC to take action to address challenges to the region’s forest and wood products sector that supports more than 150,000 private sector jobs in Oregon and Washington and provides critical infrastructure for the federal government to improve forest health, reduce […]
AFRC-AOCC Reply Brief Counters Claims on O&C Act, Monument Expansion in Supreme Court Case
Today, the American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) and the Association of O&C Counties (AOCC), along with a coalition, filed a reply brief in AFRC et al. vs. United States of America et al, No. 23-524, in support of the petition for a writ of certiorari pending before the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the Obama-era expansion […]
Ninth Circuit Once Again Rules in Favor of Tecuya Ridge Shaded Fuelbreak Project on Los Padres National Forest
An effort to reduce wildfire risks on the Los Padres National Forest and protect nearby communities can proceed after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled in favor of the U.S. Forest Service’s Tecuya Ridge Shaded Fuelbreak Project located above Frazier Park, California. The Tecuya Project has been tied up in federal courts for […]
AFRC Submits Comments on Northwest Forest Plan, National Old Growth Amendments
The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) today submitted formal comments to the U.S. Forest Service on amending the 30-year-old Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) governing the management of 17 national forests and over 24 million acres in Northern California, Oregon, and Washington. Separately, AFRC submitted formal comments in response to the Forest Service’s Notice of Intent […]
Working Forest Carbon Blueprint Unveils Comprehensive Strategy for Carbon Management and Sustainable Forestry
The Washington Forest Protection Association (WFPA) proudly announces the Working Forest Carbon Blueprint website launch. This comprehensive resource extends beyond the use of wood in construction to encompass a broader range of carbon forestry issues. This initiative represents a collaborative effort among industry leaders, including the Washington Farm Forestry Association, Washington Friends of Farms & […]
AFRC Comments on U.S. Forest Service’s Notice of Intent on Old-Growth Forests
American Forest Resource Council President Travis Joseph had the following to say regarding the U.S. Forest Service’s Notice of Intent (NOI) on Old Growth forests: “The American Forest Resource Council is reviewing the Forest Service’s NOI and will submit substantive comments. On the surface, however, the proposed policy fails to take meaningful steps to address […]
Members of Congress, National Organizations Support Supreme Court Review of O&C Lands Case, Limits on Antiquities Act
The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) announced today that 29 members of the U.S. Congress and six organizations have filed amicus curiae briefs in support of AFRC’s and the Association of O&C Counties’ (AOCC) joint petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court. AFRC and AOCC are asking the Court to review […]
Washington DNR’s Set Aside of State Trust Lands under Climate Commitment Act Driven by Politics, Not Climate Science
Today the American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) questioned the politics and science behind the use of funding from Washington’s controversial Climate Commitment Act (CCA) to set aside 2,000 acres of Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) trust lands that will no longer serve as working forests to provide climate benefits, nor to provide funding for counties, […]
Is Power Plant Timber Controversy More About Politics Than Science?
The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) today filed a public records request with the City of Port Angeles to shed light on how city officials determined its opposition to the Power Plant timber sale on trust lands managed by the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Local activists and some local elected officials, including City […]