Idaho and the U.S. Forest Service have signed an expanded Shared Stewardship agreement designed to increase active management, accelerate restoration, and reduce wildfire riskacross the state’s federal, state, and private forestlands. The renewed framework deepens the 2018 agreement and sets a target of reaching 100 million board feet of sustainable annual timber output within five years, doubling current levels under the Good Neighbor Authority.
Expanded Collaboration Amid Heightened Wildfire Pressures
Governor Brad Little framed the agreement as the next step in a statewide shift toward landscape-scale, cross-boundary forest management. “Idaho once again is leading the nation in collaborative, innovative approaches to improving forestlands in Idaho, and we’re just getting started,” he said.
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