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Idaho Dept. of Lands outlines Good Neighbor Authority and shared‑stewardship results and plans to scale up cross‑boundary work
Summary
Idaho Department of Lands officials described Good Neighbor Authority timber sales, shared‑stewardship coordinators and county GNA agreements that increased cross‑boundary fuel treatments and commercial volume in 2023–24 and said the state is positioned to expand work under recent federal direction to increase forest management pace and scale.
Idaho Department of Lands Director Dustin Miller and shared stewardship coordinator Arah Andria told the Senate Agricultural Committee that state‑federal collaboration through Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) and shared‑stewardship programs has accelerated timber sales and cross‑boundary fuel treatments, and that the department plans to scale up as federal priorities for increased timber processing and fuels reductions evolve.
Miller said GNA agreements with six of Idaho’s seven national forests have enabled the department to sell about 60 GNA timber sales to date and to deliver roughly 200 million board feet through…
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