The Council of Western State Foresters (CWSF) and the Western Forestry Leadership Coalition (WFLC) recently welcomed a new staff member, John Smith. John joined CWSF and WFLC on October 4 and serves as a Competitive Grants Manager. 

Meet John!

The 2022 CWSF and WFLC Fall Meeting will take place in Santa Fe, New Mexico, from Tuesday, November 15 at 8:00 a.m. to Thursday, November 17 at 5:00 p.m.

Register here to join us in Santa Fe!

Register on or before October 28 to avoid the extra cost of late registration. Visit the CWSF website or the WFLC website for more information.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Patricia Payne.

The fiscal year (FY) 2022 Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) program is now closed and applications are being reviewed. 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 open. The portal will close on November 4, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. (Mountain Time). Visit the WFLC LSR webpage for more information.

The FY 2023 Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Grant Program opened for applications on October 5, 2022, and will close on January 17, 2023. Additional information can be found on the CWSF WUI webpage. 

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

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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.

The National Association of State Foresters, International Association of Fire Chiefs, National Fire Protection Association, and USDA Forest Service are accepting nominations for 2023 Wildfire Mitigation Awards. The Wildfire Mitigation Awards are the highest national honor one can receive for outstanding work and significant program impact in wildfire preparedness and mitigation. 

Details, including the award selection criteria and a link to an online nomination form, are available at www.stateforesters.org/mitigation. Nominations are due November 11, 2022.