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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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

In 2018, the Nebraska Forest Service (NFS) signed a Master Agreement with the Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands (NNF&G). 

This month, we are pleased to feature Sylvia Bierman, Director of State & Private Forestry and Tribal Relations with the USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region.

This month, we are pleased to feature Paul Anderson, Station Director for the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station. We invite you to meet Paul!

This month, we are pleased to feature Mary Farnsworth, Regional Forester for the USDA Forest Service Intermountain Region. We invite you to meet Mary!

WFLC recently published a new webpage highlighting Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) information and resources.

The Buffalo Municipal Watershed Good Neighbor Agreement is the second agreement in Wyoming designed to protect and restore a municipal watershed.
 

Take a look at what's happening in western USDA Forest Service Regions.

Guest post from Gerri Makay with the North Dakota Forest Service in coordination with the Western Urban and Community Forestry Network's #HealthyTreesHealthyLives social media campaign.

Take a look at what's happening in western USDA Forest Service Regions.