BOISE, Idaho — Idaho renewed its Shared Stewardship Agreement with the U.S. Forest Service on Thursday, with Gov. Brad Little signing the updated 2025 plan aimed at improving forest health and reducing wildfire risks across the state.

The agreement focuses on expanding sustainable timber work, accelerating large-scale forest restoration and supporting the federal “Make Forests Healthy Again Act.” Little said the effort reflects growing frustration among Idahoans with “mega fires, endless smoke and soaring suppression costs.”

Idaho became the first state in the nation to sign a Shared Stewardship agreement in 2018. Since then, the state has been a national leader in coordinating forest work across federal, state and private lands — a strategy credited with improving forest conditions, red

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