On March 31, 2026, the USDA Forest Service announced it will move its headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City, UT, and transition to a state-based organizational model.

Read February highlight's from CWSF's Executive Director.

Read October news from our members and partners.  

Read July's legislative and policy updates from CWSF's Policy Director. 

The following blog post features CWSF's legislative and policy updates from June 2016. 

Henry Capelle is the new acting state forester for the Republic of Marshall Islands, replacing Karness Kusto.

The latest CWSF Legislative and Policy Update was published in late April 2016 and provides information on issues of importance to our members. Please note that the update highlights only a selection of the issues the CWSF is monitoring.

Read May highlights from our Executive Director Caitlyn Pollihan. 

The 2017 Western Landscape Scale Restoration Competitive Grant program is now open. 

CWSF partners with our regional state forestry association colleagues – the Northeastern Area Association of State Foresters (NAASF) and the Southern Group of State Foresters (SGSF) – as well as the National Association of State Foresters (NASF) on priority policy and legislative items of common interest to state foresters nationwide.