For a look at what's happening in western forestry, check out the links / news below from our member state agencies:

Colorado State Forest Service

• Free App Launched to Help Homeowners Determine if Trees Susceptible to Emerald Ash Borer
• New Growth News: A Newsletter of the Colorado State Forest Service's Community Forestry Program 

Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources

• Video from Four Seasons Resort Maui highlighting a volunteer mission to protect Maui’s ecosystem against an invasive species called “miconia", Operation Project Maui: Saving the Rainforest at Four Seasons Resort Maui

Idaho Department of Lands

• Work set to begin on Idaho Good Neighbor Authority projects  

Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation

• Interagency Wildfire Risk Reduction Work Continues in the Pines Recreation Area

South Dakota Department of Agriculture

• Preventing Wildfires on the Farm and Ranch
• Windbreaks and Shelterbelts Need Watering Too

Washington Department of Natural Resources

• Forest Stewardship News for Washington Forest Landowners & Managers
• Washington Urban & Community Forestry News: Tree Link June 2017

If you have news from a state forestry agency and wish for it to be included on this site, please send it to Sara Goodwin.