The new episode of WGA’s Out West podcast, Fixing America’s Forests, delves into recent forest management projects that successfully protected western communities by slowing potentially catastrophic wildfires and insect infestations. The lessons extrapolated from these case studies can help communities coordinate forest health treatments – especially as resources become available as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the U.S. Forest Services’ 10-year fire strategy.
Listen in as WGA Policy Advisor Jonah Seifer talks with Ben Wudtke, the Executive Director of the Intermountain Forest Association, about how collaborative, all-lands interventions can effectively save communities and ecosystems from uncharacteristic wildfire and insect epidemics, building long-term resilience in our forests.
A Conversation with WGA Chair, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, and WGA Executive Director, Jack Waldorf
Founding Celebrate the West with Christine Ogsbury
The Heat Beneath Our Feet: Exploring the Potential of Geothermal Energy with Colorado Governor Jared Polis
Out West (#38): Meet the Winners of the 2023 Celebrate the West high school art competition
Out West (#37) Fostering the Next Generation of Western Leaders
Out West (#36): Meet the winners of the 2022 Celebrate the West regional art competition
Out West (#35): The Well of the Future: Repurposing Oil and Gas Wells for Geothermal Energy Production
Out West (#34): The Next Generation of Western Leaders
Out West (#33): Supporting Coal Communities
Out West (#32) Agricultural Workforce in the West
Out West (#31): Post-Fire Restoration Challenges
Out West (#29): Supporting Cross-Boundary Conservation
Out West (#28): On the Mind: Youth Behavioral Health Care Access
Out West (#27) Strengthening the State-Federal Relationship
Out West (#26) Moss Balls and Emergency Invasive Species Responses
Out West (#25): Diversifying the Cybersecurity Workforce
Out West (#24): The Western Governors’ Association 2021 Annual Report
Out West (#23): Meet the winners of the 2021 Celebrate the West regional art competition
Out West (#22): Electric Vehicles Roadmap Initiative Special Report with Oregon Governor Kate Brown
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