American Forest Resource Council

American Forest Resource Council Healthy forests, communities and wood for America's needs.

New Episode! AFRC Federal Timber Program Manager Andy Geissler breaks down first half timber outputs from the Forest Ser...
06/02/2026

New Episode! 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 and direction from Washington are beginning to translate into more timber volume on federal lands.

Catch us on Spotify or Apple, or listen here: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/v8FJwopew3b

05/30/2026

We want to extend our heartfelt condolences to the employees, families, friends, and community members affected by the tragic incident at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging facility.

Our thoughts are with everyone impacted, and we are especially grateful for the emergency responders and teams supporting ongoing rescue efforts. The forest products industry is grounded in close-knit communities and shared connections, and moments like this are felt deeply by all of us.

Across the rural West, forestry continues to provide family wage jobs in logging, trucking, sawmills, manufacturing, and...
05/30/2026

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.

05/28/2026

Member Profile: Along the Columbia River in Kalama, Washington, RSG Forest Products continues a manufacturing legacy that started more than 50 years ago with a single sawmill in Mist, Oregon.

Today, RSG has grown into one of the Pacific Northwest’s largest lumber producers with operations across Oregon and Washington. The company still remains family owned and committed to the values it was built on in 1971.

Mills like this help keep working forests working while supporting skilled trades, family wage jobs, and rural communities across the region.

Remembering and honoring those who made the greatest sacrifice for our country. AFRC's offices are closed today in obser...
05/25/2026

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

The Sequim Library and Forks’ Spartan Stadium have something in common: both were built with timber revenue generated fr...
05/22/2026

The Sequim Library and Forks’ Spartan Stadium have something in common: both were built with timber revenue generated from Washington state trust lands.

On a recent trip through the Olympic Peninsula, AFRC’s Matt Comisky joined the Clallam County Revenue Advisory Committee and along with Nick Smith met with local beneficiaries who depend on sustainable timber harvests to support schools, libraries, and community services.

These working forests continue to deliver real value for rural Washington communities. More stories like these coming soon!

05/21/2026

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.

05/19/2026

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.

If this is what protection looks like, what is actually protecting our forests?

New issue: The May AFRC Newsletter covers key Appropriations updates; first half fiscal year timber accomplishments from...
05/15/2026

New issue: The May AFRC Newsletter covers key Appropriations updates; first half fiscal year timber accomplishments from the U.S. Forest Service and BLM; the Forest Service's 2026 wildland fire fighting plan; major forest litigation updates; and AFRC’s meetings in Washington; DC and across the Inland Northwest.

Download the full newsletter:
https://tinyurl.com/AFRCNewsMay26

KOIN 6 recently featured our member Freres Wood and the company’s continued leadership in mass timber and advanced wood ...
05/13/2026

KOIN 6 recently featured our member Freres Wood and the company’s continued leadership in mass timber and advanced wood products.

From innovative manufacturing to new construction projects, this is a great look at how Oregon’s forest products industry is building the future with American made wood products.

Watch the full story here on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eTUXYmtqYGg

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