Our Mission

The Working Forests Caucus provides a forum for Members, their staffs, and the public to discuss the unique impacts that federal policies have on private working forests in the United States.

Latest News

Jul 18, 2018 Press Release
The House and Senate Working Forests Caucuses hosted a discussion at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday (July 18) with keynote speaker Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture, and a panel of experts on the “Role of Innovation and Applied Research In Expanding Forest Products Markets.”
Jan 8, 2018 Press Release
The Working Forests Caucus launched a new website and social media accounts on Monday (January 8). The caucus is a bipartisan coalition of Members of Congress who seek to promote the economic, environmental and social benefits of private timberlands that represent 74 percent of all working forests in the United States.
Feb 2, 2017 Press Release
A bipartisan group of congressmen Thursday (February 2) launched the Working Forests Caucus in the 115th Congress.
Apr 21, 2016 Press Release
Representatives Bruce Westerman (AR-04), Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03), Sanford Bishop (GA-02), and Collin Peterson (MN-07) formed caucus to advocate for working forests across the United States