2025 Spring Meeting

Join us for the upcoming Council of Western State Foresters (CWSF) and Western Forestry Leadership Coalition (WFLC) Spring Meeting, May 13-15, 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Meeting details, agenda, and registration information are available on the CWSF and WFLC websites. Registration closes on May 2.

Please reach out to Patricia Payne with any questions.

April 2025 Policy Update

Read the latest policy update from Neil Simpson, Director of Policy for CWSF and WFLC.

This month’s policy update covers: 

• Fix Our Forests Act Introduced in the Senate
• Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act Passes the Senate
• Forest Legacy Program Changes Introduced in the House of Representatives
• USDA Announces Reforms to Increase Active Management on National Forests
• FEMA Ends the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Grant Program

Click the links above to jump to each individual topic or download a PDF on our website.

Good Neighbor Authority Spotlight

A Good Neighbor Authority project between the Santa Fe National Forest and the New Mexico Forestry Division will help the city of Santa Fe increase its resiliency to threats from high-severity wildfire.

Photo of slope thinning and slash piling.

Photo: Lawrence Crane

• Ben Newburn will serve as Acting Regional Forester for the USDA Forest Service Intermountain Region, effective April 28, 2025. Newburn will temporarily succeed Regional Forester Mary Farnsworth, who is retiring after 38 years of service.
• Jason Kuiken will serve as Acting Regional Forester for the USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region, effective March 31, 2025. Kuiken will temporarily succeed Regional Forester Jennifer Eberlien as she retires after almost 33 years of service. 

To view a list of current CWSF and WFLC members, visit our member directory. If you are a member and wish to update this information, please contact Sara Goodwin.