What's happening in western forestry? June 2019

For a look at what's happening in western USDA Forest Service regions, check out the links / news below from our member state agencies and regions:

USDA Forest Service Alaska Region

• News Release: Alaska Regional Forester Announces new Forest Supervisor for Chugach National Forest

USDA Forest Service Intermountain Region

• Newsletter: Intermountain Region Fire Updates - June 26
• Newsletter: Intermountain Region Fire Updates - June 12
• Newsletter: Regional Intermountan News - Volume 3 Issue 3
• Newsletter: Intermountain Region Fire Updates - May 29 

USDA Forest Service Northern Region

• News Release: Northern Region announces new Deputy Regional Foresters

USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region

• News Release: New Supervisor Selected for the Malheur National Forest
• News Release: New Supervisor Selected for the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
• News Release: Forest Service Waives Recreation Fees for National Get Outdoors Day

USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station

• News Release: Forest Structure May be Key to Long-Term Coexistence of Spotted and Barred Owls

USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region

• News Release: Shasta-Trinity National Forest mourns the loss of employee
• News Release: Taylor Creek Stream Profile Chamber Reopens with Help from Tahoe Fund and Tahoe Blue Vodka

USDA Forest Service Research & Development

• Webinar: Planning in the Wildland-Urban Interface

USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station

• News Release: New research quantifies future wildfire impacts to communities in the Western United States

USDA Forest Service Washington Office

• News Release: USDA Proposes Bold Moves to Improve Forest, Grassland Management
• News Release: Forest Service Chief applauds momentum of mass timber market while at groundbreaking for new University of Idaho arena

If you have news from a western USDA Forest Service region and wish for it to be included on this site, please send it to Kelsey Soeth.