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🌲 Check out our August Newsletter, which includes Meet a Forester featuring Chad VanOrmer, Regional Forester from Alaska Region, a Good Neighbor Authority story from CAL FIRE, new BIL & IRA stories from SD, grant updates, and more! Dive in here: conta.cc/4cFoQO9

#ICYMI - Check out our July Good Neighbor Authority Spotlight, which features work accomplished by Oregon Forestry, USDA Forest Service, & other partners to thin overstocked stands, diversify habitat, & improve road infrastructure. thewflc.org/blog/gna-spotl… 📸: Chris Rudd

Forests in South Dakota are receiving a well-deserved spa treatment✨SD DANR is teaming up w/ USFS Rocky Mountains to revitalize over 1.2 million acres of ponderosa pine forests, thanks to funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Learn more westernforesters.org/bil-and-ira-st… 📸 Tony Seidl

In August, Executive Director Danielle Okst showcased forestry careers to teens at the Order of the Arrow Convention in Boulder, CO. Request a customizable copy of the flier at [email protected] to engage local teens in forestry!🌲🦅 #Forestry #forestrycareer #BSOA

🌲 Meet Chad VanOrmer, Regional Forester for the Alaska Region! Learn more about Chad's #forestry career path and his take on emerging issues in the AK Region. thewflc.org/blog/meet-fore… USDA Forest Service photo by Meghan Chamberlain

Our August GNA Spotlight features the Craggy Mountain Project in CA. See how CAL FIRE & usfs_r5 worked together to restore conditions and improve fire resiliency after the 2022 McKinney Fire. 🌲🔥 🔗 thewflc.org/partnerships/g… 📸 Dan Blessing

📰Our September newsletter has arrived! This edition includes our new leadership roster, Meet a Forester w/ Valerie Hipkins, a look back at Smokey Bear's 80th birthday🐻🎂, a feature from Nevada Division of Forestry & Wyoming State Forestry Division, policy updates, & more! conta.cc/4dtmulW

The CWSF Forest Health Committee met this week for their annual meeting in Phoenix, AZ. Thanks to AZ Dept. Forestry and Fire Management for hosting! Learn more about the committee at westernforesters.org/committees/for…. 📸: Kelsey Delaney

We are pleased to announce the new members of the CWSF Executive Committee and WFLC Executive Board for the 2024-2025 term! To learn more about the newly elected members and their roles, check out the full announcement here: westernforesters.org/blog/2024-2025….

Attendees at this week’s Western State Fire Managers meeting took a field tour of the 2023 Gray Fire to share successes, challenges, & lessons learned. Thanks to Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources & Spokane County Fire Protection District 3 for hosting!📸: Danielle Okst

🎂 America's icon, Smokey Bear, turned 80 this summer, and Western states threw him some epic celebrations! 🐻🔥 CWSF intern Autumn Oberhart highlights all the fun in her blog post. #SmokeyBear Check it out!🔗: westernforesters.org/blog/celebrati…

🌲 Stay up to date with the latest in western forestry! Our October newsletter features grant updates, policy information, and committee highlights from across the region. Dive in to see what’s new! 👉 Read more: conta.cc/4fIJ77t

Don't forget! The partners behind the Smokey Bear campaign are looking for nominations to honor the best and bravest in wildfire prevention. Submit your nomination before Dec. 31. 🐻🔥

Last week, attendees from across the western region gathered in Missoula, MT for the 2024 CWSF/WFLC Fall Meeting. Thanks to Montana Dept. of Natural Resources & Conservation for hosting our group for a tour of the DNRC campus to visit the seedling nursery, helicopter hangar, and equipment development center!

Check out our November Newsletter for information and resources from our 2024 CWSF and WFLC Fall Meeting! conta.cc/4fB0ZkU! 📰 Subscribe for future newsletters at bitly.com/CWSFnewsletter.

Explore our December newsletter for information on new CWSF/WFLC products and publications, state forestry stories, policy and grant updates, plus Meet a Forester featuring Randon Jack from the Marshall Islands! conta.cc/4fnLls5

We are #hiring! The Council of Western State Foresters is currently accepting applications for a Director of Wildland Fire. The application window closes on February 7, 2025. Learn more and apply at westernforesters.org/about/join-our… #ForestryJobs

With funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Montana Dept. of Natural Resources & Conservation & Beaverhead-Deerlodge are partnering on a Good Neighbor Authority project to reduce fire risks in Butte’s Basin Creek Municipal Watershed. 🌲🔥 Learn more at: westernforesters.org/bil-and-ira-st… 📸: Gary Ellingson

Check out our January newsletter! Learn how New Mexico Forestry Division is working with partners to leverage CWDG funding to maintain fuel breaks & treat over 5,000 acres of private lands. Discover this story, policy updates, & more in our newsletter! 📸: Abigail Plecki conta.cc/4hoa5Sw

💡 #GoodNeighborAuthority Spotlight: A GNA project between ID Dept. of Lands and Salmon-Challis NF utilized state-of-the-art technology to accomplish regeneration surveys on more than 10,000 acres burned in the 2012 Mustang Fire. Learn more at thewflc.org/partnerships/g… 📸: Will Bedient