AFRC

Working to promote sound sustainable management of our public lands in the west, and the use of renewable, carbon-storing wood products.

[AFRC @amforest_org]

Did you know that building with wood can help save the world? No, seriously. #forests

[AFRC @amforest_org]

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.

[Senator Mike Crapo @MikeCrapo]

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.

[AFRC @amforest_org]

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: https://t.co/1Bju8OHw4j

[AFRC @amforest_org]

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.

[AFRC @amforest_org]

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.

[AFRC @amforest_org]

Remembering and honoring those who made the greatest sacrifice for our country. AFRC's offices are closed today in observance of Memorial Day.

[AFRC @amforest_org]

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.

[House Committee on Natural Resources @NatResources]

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.

[AFRC @amforest_org]

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.

[AFRC @amforest_org]

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?

[AFRC @amforest_org]

KOIN 6 recently featured our member Freres Wood and the company’s continued leadership in mass timber and advanced wood products. Watch it here! https://t.co/qGhaRdOcJA

[AFRC @amforest_org]

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:
https://t.co/rGkJlAKmg5

[AFRC @amforest_org]

Washington DNR is facing a growing financial crisis after leadership paused, delayed, and reduced timber sales that fund schools and local services.

Read:
https://t.co/I2I2IIhZxP

[AFRC @amforest_org]

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.

[AFRC @amforest_org]

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.

[AFRC @amforest_org]

American-made wood products are part of everyday life. They build our homes, support jobs, and keep rural communities strong.

[Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez @RepMGP]

It was an honor to speak to the members of the @AMFOREST_ORG to recognize the importance of their legacy and dedication to our community. I’ve been so thankful to the timber companies and saw mills in Southwest Washington that have opened their doors to me so I can bring that knowledge with me to DC.

[AFRC @amforest_org]

At an April 22 meeting with anti-forestry activists, WA Lands Commissioner Upthegrove pushed curbs on timber harvests that fund schools and services.

For educators and counties, that rhetoric is out of touch. They want DNR to follow the law and deliver for beneficiaries.

[AFRC @amforest_org]

On The Impact, AFRC’s Heath Heikkila talks about the push to set aside 77,000 acres of WA state trust lands and what it means for schools, counties, and local services.

Watch full episode: https://t.co/DfasM3ieQv

[AFRC @amforest_org]

Good meetings in Washington, D.C. Thanks to our members who joined us to advocate for the western timber industry. Strong bipartisan conversations with Congress and administration officials focused on getting more work done and increasing American made wood products.