Hagadone Hosts Western Governors

Idaho Gov. Butch Otter, center, visits with guests at the Western Governors Association’s Wednesday night reception at the Casco Bay lake home of Coeur d’Alene resort owner Duane Hagadone. (SR photo: Betsy Russell)

Today’s stories from Western Governor’s Conference:

• Kitzhaber: More funding needed for management, to save later on firefighting
• WGA: ‘Checkerboard’ ownership hinders forest land management
• Idaho endowment lands described to WGA as forest management model
• Wettest year in 117 years is also driest in some parts of country
• Hastings calls for ESA revamp, says he’s working with Idaho Rep. Simpson
• Brewer: Arizona fires have destroyed 1% of state, ‘loses so, so great’
• Western governors turn to forest health
• States must help returning veterans