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

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RT @StateForesters: Well-managed timber harvests can create essential products, improve forest health, and protect our resources for the fu…

Wood is nature's building material. Renewable, durable, climate-friendly and essential to our everyday lives. Clip from Vaagen Brothers: Logs to Lumber - An aerial journey through the sawmill

"The forest products industry is alive and well in Grays Harbor, and they are saving lives through this campaign.” 🙌 Proud of our members who stepped up BIG to expand health care in Grays Harbor County, Washington. Read more here-

Active forest management, including mechanically treating overstocked forests, can help reduce wildfire intensity and toxic smoke. We achieve further gains when we use regionally-sourced, carbon-storing wood products.

Thank you @repvalhoyle for supporting the Fix Our Forests Act and science-based, and for supporting active forest management on federal lands. Read More:

AFRC member Hampton Lumber's Tony Bright talks about what drew him to the company's millwright apprenticeship program. Hampton offers apprenticeships for electricians, saw filers, and millwrights, and provides on-the-job training and covers tuition and other education expenses!

RT @NatResources: In a sweeping and historic bipartisan fashion, the Fix Our Forests Act passed the House and is heading to the Senate! It'…

RT @RepJenKiggans: I remain heartbroken by images coming out of Southern California. While wildfires are not entirely avoidable, we can act…

RT @RepJeffHurd: ✅ Proud to deliver my first House floor speech in support of @RepWesterman’s Fix Our Forests Act. Federal bureaucrats cont…

RT @RepScottPeters: The LA wildfires are a tragic reminder of the horrific nature of the megafire crisis. @RepWesterman and I are again in…

RT @RepBentz: Today, I spoke with Travis Joseph from the American Forest Resource Council (AFRC). I appreciated the discussion of the impor…

New episode! 1st of 2-part series where we explore what is being done to train forestry professionals for the future. On this episode, we chat w/ Beth Dodson, Forest Operations prof. at U of Montana. Catch us on Spotify or Apple, or click here to listen-

U.S. House passed the ACRES Act to track the progress, costs and effectiveness of forest management work on fed lands. @RepTiffany championed the bill after news reports found Forest Service may have be overstating its hazardous fuels reduction efforts by as much as 30 percent.

RT @FederalForest: “Their cynical lawsuit is the latest example of how anti-forestry litigation is failing communities across the West,” wr…

Our member Freres Engineered Wood provided locally-sourced, climate-friendly wood for the beautiful #PDX terminal. Excerpt from "Wood Shapes PDX: Portland Airport’s Mass Timber Story" Check out the full video here-

RT @RepPeteStauber: Without proper forest management, our nation will continue to experience catastrophic wildfires like the ones that are…

"Fortunately, we know what works. Proactive forest-restoration efforts, such as mechanical thinning and prescribed burning, can significantly reduce the dangerous fuel loads that have turned forests and surrounding landscapes into tinderboxes."

AFRC and its members work side-by-side with our partners and land management agencies to develop and implement projects that help improve the health of our forests and communities.

RT @WAPolicyGreen: The California fires are evidence of what happens when the risk of catastrophic wildfire is ignored. That risk can be r…