The Western Forestry Leadership Coalition (WFLC) is a partnership between western State Foresters and USDA Forest Service leaders.
WFLC works collaboratively towards the sustainable management of western forests to ensure the many resources, uses and benefits our forests provide meet our needs today and for generations to come. Learn more about who we are and what we do.
The membership of WFLC includes 23 Council of Western State Foresters (CWSF) members (17 western State Foresters and six foresters from U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands) and Forest Service leaders from across the West.
WFLC is staffed by CWSF and is governed by an Executive Board that includes the CWSF Executive Committee, two Regional Foresters, a Station Director, and a Western State, Private, and Tribal Forestry Director.
WFLC operates under established national priorities (to conserve, protect, and enhance Western forests) as defined by the 2008 Farm Bill. As required by the 2008 Farm Bill, an analysis of the Statewide Forest Resource Assessments and Strategies for the western states and Pacific Islands found that, as diverse as the West is, there are foundational issues in common across forest types and ownerships. These include:
- Forest health and invasive species
- Wildland fire and the wildland-urban interface
- Sustainable communities and economies
- Water quality and quantity
WFLC facilitates information exchange, dialogue, and cross-boundary decision making among the membership, and plays a key role in helping to inform members and partners about timely issues impacting western forestry.
WFLC also manages and delivers the Western Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) grant allocation process.
