Committees
The Council of Western State Foresters (CWSF) leadership has seven committees comprised of state and federal personnel who serve at their request. The Committees provide in-depth analysis, expertise, and recommendations for policy/management direction on State and Private Forestry programs in the West. Each committee has a Chair and a State Forester liaison and operates under CWSF Bylaws and specific committee charters.
For Committee Charters and membership information please see our members' section.
| CWSF Committee | State Committee Chair | State Forester Liaison | Forest Service Liaison |
| Western Emerging & Legislative Issues | N/A |
Pete Anderson, Nevada
775.684.2512 petea@forestry.nv.gov |
N/A |
| Pacific Islands | Sheri Mann, Hawaii
808.587.4172 sheri.s.mann@hawaii.gov |
N/A | Julie Lydick 707.562.8921 jlydick@fs.fed.us |
| Western Forest Resources Management | Lanny Quackenbush 503.945.7478 lquackenbush@odf.state.or.us |
Ray Sowers
, South Dakota 605.773.3623 ray.sowers@state.sd.us |
vacant no number no email |
| Western Urban & Community Forestry | Paul Ries, Oregon 503.945.7391 pries@odf.state.or.us |
Dr. Scott J. Josiah, Nebraska 402.472.1467 sjosiah2@unl.edu |
Lindon Wiebe 303.275.5750 lwiebe@fs.fed.us |
| Western Wildland Fire Protection | Bill Lafferty, Oregon 503.945.7435 blafferty@odf.state.or.us |
Jeff Jahnke, Colorado 970.491.6303 jjahnke@lamar.colostate.edu |
George Weldon 406.329.3296 gaweldon@fs.fed.us |
| Western Water Resources | Clay Brandow, California 916.653.0719 clay.brandow@fire.ca.gov | Pete Anderson, Nevada 775.684-2512 petea@forestry.nv.gov |
vacant nophone noemail |
| Western Forest Health and Invasive Species | Les Koch, Wyoming 307.777.5495 lkoch@state.wy.us | Bill Crapser, Wyoming 307.777-7586 bcraps@state.wy.us |
Doug Daoust 303.275.5061 ddaoust@fs.fed.us |
