Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production

The administration seeks to increase domestic wood supplies, reduce reliance on imports, support forest management, and lower wildfire risks by removing Federal permitting and regulatory barriers.

What the order does ​

• Orders new guidance within 30 days to speed timber sales, strengthen forest management, and expand cooperation with States and Indian tribes.
• Requires a four-year target for annual timber sales from lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management and United States Forest Service.
• Directs agencies to streamline Endangered Species Act reviews, complete the Whitebark Pine consultation, and consider delegating consultation duties.
• Requires agencies to consider broader environmental-review exclusions for timber thinning, salvage logging, forest management, and wildfire-risk reduction.
• Directs agencies to eliminate lawful permitting delays and revise or rescind actions that unduly burden timber production.
• Orders expanded use of emergency endangered-species procedures and a report on related obstacles to timber infrastructure.

Who it affects ​

• Timber, lumber, paper, bioenergy, construction, and forestry businesses.
• Federal land managers, wildlife regulators, States, Indian tribes, and contractors involved in forest projects.
• Communities near Federal forests and areas facing wildfire risks.