The Council of Western State Foresters (CWSF) and Western Forestry Leadership Coalition (WFLC) 2022 Spring Meeting took place May 17-19 at Kansas State University in Manhattan, KS. Dialogue focused on implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, fostering meaningful partnerships, and workforce development and retention. Participants also reviewed a near-final second edition report on the True Cost of Wildfire in the Western United States.

The next in-person gathering for CWSF and WFLC members will take place at the Fall Meeting on November 15-17 in Santa Fe, NM.

The CWSF Forest Products Committee requests proposals from qualified respondents to research, prepare, and present a written report and presentation format summary on wood wool cement products and wood fiber insulation. The submission deadline is June 30, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. MDT.

The WFLC Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) Information and Resources webpage was recently updated with a new spotlight on the Box Canyon Project, a GNA project in New Mexico between a county conservation district and the USDA Forest Service. 

Read the New Mexico spotlight on the GNA webpage.

Photo: Vernon Kohler

Dr. Cynthia “Cindi” West will serve as Acting Deputy Chief of Research and Development for the USDA Forest Service, effective April 30.

Tracy Tophooven will serve as Interim Station Director for the USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station and Interim Director of the Forest Products Laboratory, effective April 30.

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 Halie Miyazawa.

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