The 2023 CWSF and WFLC Spring Meeting will take place in Boise, Idaho, from Tuesday, May 16, at 8:00 a.m. to Thursday, May 18, at 5:00 p.m.

The CWSF and WFLC committee and task force members are looking forward to being in person for their annual meetings after several years of virtual meetings. The 2023 meetings will be held on the following dates:

• The Western State Fire Managers Committee held a meeting in conjunction with the NASF Fire Chiefs, Managers, and Supervisors (CMS) on January 12-13, 2023, and will continue the annual meeting virtually on February 16.  
• The Forest Products Committee will meet in Salt Lake City, Utah, March 14-15. 
• The Western Urban and Community Forestry Committee will meet in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 11-13.  
• The Good Neighbor Authority Task Force will meet outside of Seattle, Washington, June 20-22. 
• The Pacific Island Forestry Committee is tentatively planning on meeting in Kona, Hawaii, December 1-2. 

Committee members are made up of state program managers and subject matter experts, along with federal program managers. Please contact Laura Wagner for information about CWSF and WFLC committees.

The fiscal year (FY) 2022 Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) program is officially closed. The timeline for the second cycle of applications has yet to be determined and will be announced once finalized. For more information, visit the CWSF CWDG webpage or the USDA Forest Service CWDG webpage. 

If you have any CWDG questions, please contact Halie Miyazawa.

The FY 2023 Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) Competitive Grant Program is now officially closed. Applications were evaluated during the scoring period which ended on December 16, 2022. Recommendations are currently being reviewed by the WFLC Executive Board. For more information, visit the WFLC LSR webpage.

The FY 2023 Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Grant Program opened for applications on October 5, 2022, and closed on January 17, 2023. Evaluation of applications will begin following the in-person scorer training held in Denver January 24-25 and will conclude March 1. For more information, visit the CWSF WUI webpage. 

If you have any LSR or WUI questions, please contact John Smith.

Looking for a job opportunity in forestry? Find your next position in western forestry on the CWSF job blog.

If you would like to submit a job posting, please email Patricia Payne. 

See the calendar of meetings and events hosted by CWSF/WFLC and partner organizations.