Work with the state to accomplish priority timber and silvicultural work

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R4-Intermountain Region awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $198,184 to the State of Utah, Division of Wildlife Resources on June 22, 2026, under the Good Neighbor Authority program (CFDA 10.691).

The agreement funds priority timber and silvicultural work on federal lands in Utah. Deliverables include data collection for National Environmental Policy Act documentation to support timber sales, reforestation to meet National Forest Management Act and Replant Act requirements, and timber stand improvement activities designed to reduce fuels, increase tree growth and vigor, and enhance resilience to insect and disease. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources will execute these projects across jurisdictional boundaries in collaboration with the Forest Service, which retains responsibility for all NEPA decisions affecting federal land.

The award runs through May 31, 2036. All financial and programmatic records must be retained for three years beyond submission of the final financial report and made available to the Forest Service upon request. Generated revenue from project work is reinvested into land management goals.

Priority work includes data collection for national environmental policy act (NEPA) to support timber sales, reforestation to meet national forest management act and replant act requirements, and timber stand improvement to reduce fuels, increase tree growth and vigor, and increase resilience to insect and disease.