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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

Weathering the Storm in Bayard, NE

Bayard, NE, proudly wears its Tree City USA status because it didn’t come easily. In June 2017, two tornados touched down in and around the small city of 1,000 people, causing widespread property damage. The storms also did a number on the area’s trees.

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Meet a Forester, River Ngkeruker Thomas

This month, we are pleased to feature River Ngkeruker Thomas, State Forester with the Republic of Palau Division of Forest, Land, & Water Management. 

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GNA Spotlight - May 2022

The Box Canyon Fuels Reduction Good Neighbor Authority Project between the Claunch-Pinto Soil and Water Conservation District and the USDA Forest Service with state funding enhances the function of one of the last intact watersheds (Upper Arroyo de Manzano) in the Manzano Mountains of New Mexico. 

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GNA Spotlight - March 2022

Good Neighbor Authority Spotlight authored by Gary Ellingson, Montana DNRC GNA Forester.

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GNA Spotlight - January 2022

Multiple partners implemented a very effective, cross boundary fuels reduction project in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) along the eastern side of Steamboat Springs, CO through a Good Neighbor Agreement (GNA) called the Steamboat Front Fuels Project.

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GNA Spotlight - October 2021

The Vallenar Young-Growth Good Neighbor agreement is the second agreement in Southeast Alaska designed to assist the timber industry in transitioning from old-growth harvesting to young-growth harvests.

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Meet a Forester, Frank Beum

This month, we are pleased to feature Frank Beum, Regional Forester with the USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region.

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Meet a Forester, Chad Davis

This month, we are pleased to feature Chad Davis, Director of State & Private Forestry with USDA Forest Service Regions 6 and 10.

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GNA Spotlight - August 2021

Initiated in 2016, the Acorn and Shaver Springs Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) project was one of the first GNA agreements implemented in California.
 

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Pacific Islands StoryMap

The Pacific Islands Forestry Committee (PIFC), in cooperation with the Western Forestry Leadership Coalition (WFLC) and the Timmons Group, developed an online interactive StoryMap highlighting forestry projects from across the Pacific Islands focused on water and wildfire.

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