Two Utah Companies Receive Over $800,000 in Wood Products Grants
SALT LAKE – Two companies in Utah, Blazzard Lumber Co and Thompson Sawmill, were awarded over $800,000 from the US Forest Service as a part of the Wood Innovations Program....
Last updated: January 23, 2026
Cooperation among agencies aims to better prepare forested areas of the Wasatch Front to withstand risk of wildfire
SALT LAKE CITY (May 29, 2024) — The summer of 2024 will be the third year in which several agencies partner together to perform forest health treatments in areas at risk of...
Last updated: January 23, 2026
Forest Legacy to Fund Summit County’s Wasatch Back Forest Conservation Project
SALT LAKE (May 14, 2024) – The United States Forest Service (USFS) announced yesterday that they will provide $40 million of Inflation Reduction Act funding through the Forest Legacy Program...
Last updated: January 23, 2026
Two Utah-Based Companies Awarded Grant Funding for Firebank Expansion
SALT LAKE – The Alliance for Green Heat has awarded two Utah-based companies grant funding to help expand firewood banks in Utah. Huber Woods and Brandt Services will receive funding...
Last updated: February 7, 2024
Utah Shared Stewardship Holds Two Forest Product Industry Meetings
Salt Lake – In January, Utah Shared Stewardship hosted two Forest Product Industry meetings in Richfield and Heber City to discuss challenges impacting the existing industry in Utah and opportunities...
Last updated: January 23, 2026
Over 18,000 Acres Selected by Forest Service for Preservation as Part of Forest Legacy Program
SALT LAKE – The US Forest Service announced 18,648 acres of private forested lands in Utah will be preserved with an investment of $14.4 million as a part of the...
Last updated: January 23, 2026
State, federal and local officials tour Utah forest management projects
SALT LAKE CITY– Today state, federal and local officials visited forest management projects to see how Utah’s land managers are proactively addressing the wildfire crisis. Gov. Spencer Cox hosted Deputy...
Last updated: January 23, 2026
Utah Companies Receive Wood Innovation Funding from Forest Service
SALT LAKE – The USDA Forest Service has awarded $475,000 to two Utah-based organizations through the Wood Innovation Funding Opportunity. Last Chance Lumber Sawmill will use the grant funding to...
Last updated: January 23, 2026