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Latest News

This section provides the latest information from WFLC member states and territories, as well as links to recent press releases and news mentions. 

If you are looking for WFLC publications, please visit the Resources section. 

For media inquiries, please contact: 

Sara Goodwin,
Director of Communications
303-893-0359
sgoodwin@westernforesters.org

Latest Blog Posts

A Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) agreement between the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection and the Tongass National Forest is intended to help conduct timber sales on remote Alaskan islands.
The North Prong Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) Projects are located on the High Desert Bureau of Land Management (BLM) District in southeast Wyoming.

For the latest on the Basin Creek project, please view the Montana DNRC’s StoryMap Safeguarding a Watershed, published in November of 2025.

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The July 2024 Wellington Fire, near Breckenridge, Colorado, was quickly contained thanks to prior Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) fuel reduction efforts by the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) in partnership with the White River National Forest, Summit County Open Space, and Town of Breckenridge, highlighting the importance of such mitigation work in preventing wildfire spread.
The North Dakota Forest Service (NDFS) and the Dakota Prairie Grassland (DPG) Woodlands & Grasslands Sustainability Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) Agreement provides a framework for the cooperative effort to perform forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services on and off National Forest System (NFS) lands. The agreement covers the entirety of the DPG, and the first project underway is fuels reduction within the 7000-acre ponderosa pine stand located on mixed ownership in Slope County.
This month, we are pleased to feature Valerie Hipkins, Station Director for the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest and Pacific Southwest Research Stations.
The transition of the CWSF Executive Committee and WFLC Executive Board occurred in late September following the National Association of State Foresters (NASF) Annual Meeting.
In August, the Wyoming State Forestry Division, USDA Forest Service, and partners gathered together to celebrate the closing of the Munger Mountain Phase III (MM3), also known as Chimney Draw, conservation easement.
A Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) Master Agreement was signed between California Natural Resources Agency and the Forest Service Region 5 in January 2016.
This month, we are pleased to feature Chad VanOrmer, Regional Forester for the USDA Forest Service Alaska Region.