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.
“Out West (#21): Electric Vehicles and Economic Development Opportunities
Out West (#20): Invasive Species Data Collection and Coordination
Out West (#19): Electric Vehicle Research and Innovation
Out West (#18): Get to Know the Western Governors’ Foundation: Governors Dennis Daugaard, Steve Bullock, David Ige
Out West (#17): Electric Vehicles Roadmap Initiative, EVs in Rural Areas
Out West (#16): Invasive Species Data: Conservation Districts
Out West (#15): An Inclusive Economic Recovery for All Americans
Out West (#14): Technology for an Inclusive Workforce
Out West (#13): Reintroducing Natural Fire in Western Landscapes
Out West (#12): Bridging the Disability Employment Gap
Out West (#11): Firefighting in the Era of COVID
Out West (#10): Exploring the 2020 Annual Report
Out West (#9): Reimagining the Rural West Special Report
Out West (#8): The Buzz About Murder Hornets – Separating Fact from Fiction
Out West (#7): The Next Generation of Rural with Megan Laudenshlager, Ben Thomas, and Kevin Leier
Out West (#6): Healthcare Innovations in the West with Jorge Guzman, Andrew Black, and Krista Stadler
Out West (#5): Diversifying the Rural Economy with David Martin, Kate La Tour, and Shelly Fausett
Out West (#4): Growing Through Rural Partnerships with Megan Laudenschlager, Juta Guertsen and Andrew Black
Out West (#3): A Sense of Place with Daved Lundeen, Kim Konikow and Melvin Juanico
Out West (#2): Reimagining the Rural Narrative with Benjamin Winchester and Jennifer Groth
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