Working to promote sound sustainable management of our public lands in the west, and the use of renewable, carbon-storing wood products.
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26 Jul 2016
Did you know that building with wood can help save the world? No, seriously. #forests
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Jun 11
Washington DNR blames the Legislature for campground and trail closures while Commissioner Upthegrove pursues plans to shut down working forests and study carbon markets he admits generate only "pennies on the dollar." Less revenue. Fewer services. Higher costs.
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The Forest Service has sold approximately 3 billion board feet of timber annually over the past 10 years — enough to build 111,000 homes.
By 2028, our goal is 4 billion board feet, or enough for 148,000 homes.
Learn more Forest Service facts here: fs.usda.gov/about-agency/for….
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Jun 10
New Issue! Our June 2026 newsletter covers Forest Service reorganization, federal timber and wildfire policy, Northwest Forest Plan updates, major litigation, Washington state trust lands, and all the latest from AFRC!
Download the full newsletter here:
tinyurl.com/AFRCNewsJune26
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Jun 8
"He should keep in mind the beneficiaries he represents, including the many schools around this state that are suffering as timber revenue declines."
seattletimes.com/opinion/edi…
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Jun 4
Washington DNR is on track to sell the lowest volume of timber in 26 years. A new AFRC analysis found DNR removed an estimated $3.8 million in value from the Starwagon timber sale, reducing revenue for schools, local services, and DNR itself.
amforest.org/starwagon-timbe…
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Jun 3
A modern sawmill can turn nearly every part of a log into a useful product, meaning the lumber in your home may have been produced alongside paper, mulch, animal bedding, renewable energy, and engineered wood products from the very same tree.
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Jun 1
Healthy forests and robust infrastructure are vital to our economy. The America the Beautiful Act is a pivotal step toward improving forest health and reducing devastating wildfire risks. Thank you, Idaho Forest Group, for supporting our efforts to protect and grow the economic strength of Idaho’s rural communities.
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Jun 1
AFRC Federal Timber Program Manager Andy Geissler breaks down first half timber outputs from the Forest Service and western Oregon BLM, and whether recent reforms are translating into more timber volume on federal lands.
Listen on Spotify or Apple: spotifycreators-web.app.link…
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May 29
Across the rural West, forestry continues to provide family wage jobs in logging, trucking, sawmills, manufacturing, and forest management. These are the jobs that keep small towns working, support local businesses, and help families stay in the communities they call home.
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May 27
Member Profile: RSG Forest Products’ mill in Kalama, WA is part of a family owned company that began with a single sawmill in Mist, Oregon more than 50 years ago. Today, RSG supports manufacturing jobs and rural communities in Oregon and Washington.
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May 25
Remembering and honoring those who made the greatest sacrifice for our country. AFRC's offices are closed today in observance of Memorial Day.
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May 22
The Sequim Library and Forks’ Spartan Stadium were built with timber revenue from WA state trust lands.
AFRC recently visited the Olympic Peninsula to meet with local beneficiaries who depend on sustainable timber harvests to support schools and community services.
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America’s courts were never meant to become a fundraising forums for activist litigation.
Hear Chairman @RepWesterman outline how fee-shifting abuse and “sue-and-settle” tactics are reshaping environmental policy through lawfare campaigns and backroom settlement agreements.
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May 20
Inside America’s sawmills are the skilled workers powering one of the country’s most important manufacturing industries.
The U.S. lumber industry supports more than 750,000 jobs and helps build the homes, products, and communities Americans rely on every day.
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May 18
This is an Inventoried Roadless Area. “Protected” from active management. Then wildfire came. Millions of acres of roadless forests have burned since 2001. Nearly half are now at high or very high wildfire risk. Is this what protection looks like?
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May 12
KOIN 6 recently featured our member Freres Wood and the company’s continued leadership in mass timber and advanced wood products. Watch it here! youtu.be/eTUXYmtqYGg
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May 11
New issue: The May AFRC Newsletter covers federal appropriations, Forest Service and BLM timber accomplishments, the 2026 wildfire strategy, major litigation updates, and AFRC meetings in DC and the Inland Northwest.
Download here:
tinyurl.com/AFRCNewsMay26
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May 11
Washington DNR is facing a growing financial crisis after leadership paused, delayed, and reduced timber sales that fund schools and local services.
Read:
washingtonstatestandard.com/…
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May 8
Jim Dudley showed what stewardship looks like on the ground. At Swanson Group, he helped lead recovery after the 2020 Labor Day Fires, connecting landowners and salvaging burned timber.
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May 6
Our members work to utilize every fiber of every log that comes into their sawmills. From framing lumber and plywood to biomass and other wood products, nearly every part of the tree is put to use.
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