CWSF’s Western Voice blog helps you stay current on all the most important information related to forestry issues in the West.
Read June highlights from our Executive Director Caitlyn Pollihan.
We invite you to meet Larry Kotchman, CWSF Member and North Dakota State Forester.
The following blog post features CWSF's legislative and policy updates from June 2016.
Henry Capelle is the new acting state forester for the Republic of Marshall Islands, replacing Karness Kusto.
The Nebraska Department of Agriculture announced that the emerald ash borer (EAB) was found in southeast Omaha. This is the first confirmation of the insect in Nebraska. Learn more in a press release from the Nebraska Forest Service. On June 17, Nebraska Department of Agriculture announced a second discovery of the emerald ash borer in Greenwood, NE.
The May 2016 edition of the CWSF e-newsletter is now available. View the newsletter here.
Read May highlights from our Executive Director Caitlyn Pollihan.
The latest CWSF Legislative and Policy Update was published in late April 2016 and provides information on issues of importance to our members. Please note that the update highlights only a selection of the issues the CWSF is monitoring.
The 2017 Western Landscape Scale Restoration Competitive Grant program is now open.
The April 2016 edition of the CWSF Policy and Legislative update is now available in our publication library. This update provides information on issues of importance to the CWSF.
The CWSF team is comprised of five full-time professionals dedicated to ensuring our members have the latest information and resources to effectively support their work on the ground.
CWSF/WFLC staffers bring a diverse set of skills and experiences and each contributes to our success in important ways.
CWSF partners with our regional state forestry association colleagues – the Northeastern Area Association of State Foresters (NAASF) and the Southern Group of State Foresters (SGSF) – as well as the National Association of State Foresters (NASF) on priority policy and legislative items of common interest to state foresters nationwide.
We are delighted to welcome three new state foresters to the Council of Western State Foresters -- David Smith of Hawaii; Joe Freeland of Nevada; and Eddie Tudor of New Mexico.
CWSF is also pleased to announce that Greg Josten, state forester of South Dakota, has joined the CWSF executive committee as treasurer. Greg will serve out the remainder of the term vacated by Tony Delfin, former New Mexico state forester. As a member of the CWSF executive committee, Josten is also a voting member of the Western Forestry Leadership Coalition executive board.
The second quarter of the year has just begun, but CWSF has already held a number of productive meetings with different groups of Western forestry stakeholders.