Compass Minerals and Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands Finalize Voluntary Agreement for Great Salt Lake Conservation
Salt Lake City – The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands and Compass Minerals have finalized a historic agreement that permanently donates more than 200,000 acre feet of water...
Last updated: January 23, 2026
Announcement – New Funding Available to Restore and Protect Wetlands to Benefit Great Salt Lake Hydrology
Salt Lake City – The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands (FFSL) and the Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Trust (the Trust) are excited to announce that up...
Last updated: August 15, 2024
Fire Officials Decide to Hold Firefighting Resources in Utah to Address Wildfire Danger
SALT LAKE (August 3, 2024)—The next week’s fire weather forecast is predicting continued hot and dry conditions as well as a significant increase in lightning activity across Utah. Given the...
Last updated: January 23, 2026
State Fire Officials Are Seeing an Increase in Fire Activity
SALT LAKE (July 2, 2024)—The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands has seen increased fire activity along roadsides and related to agricultural/debris burning this fire year. Wildfires started...
Last updated: January 23, 2026
Colorado River Riparian Habitat Restoration Receives Funding
Moab, Utah (June 27, 2024) – A multi-year project by the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands to address the impacts of invasive species along 384 acres of...
Last updated: January 23, 2026
State, Local and Federal Partners Encourage Utahns to Use Their Fire Sense this Summer
SALT LAKE CITY (June 10, 2024) – As the summer starts to heat up, state, federal and local fire officials spoke at a press event to encourage Utahns and visitors...
Last updated: January 23, 2026
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
Kit Carson’s Cross Receives Recognition on National Register of Historic Places
SALT LAKE (May 30, 2024) – Kit Carson’s Cross, an iconic symbol that rests at the highest point of Fremont Island on the Great Salt Lake, has been added to...
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
Forestry, Fire and State Lands Expands Wildfire Aviation Program
SALT LAKE (May 29, 2024) – The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands is expanding its wildfire aviation program to include a helitack program to better assess and...
Last updated: January 23, 2026