The CWSF Forest Health Committee and Forest Stewardship Program/Landowner Assistance Committee met in Anchorage, Alaska, September 29-October 1, for their 2026 Annual Meetings. The meetings brought together forestry professionals to exchange ideas, strengthen partnerships, and share solutions on a range of topics from federal policy changes to on-the-ground forest management.

CWSF recently added one pagers for each of our issue areas. These one pagers are available in our publications library and are also accessible on each issue web page. 

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.