Once again, communities across Washington face smoky skies as wildfires stretch across the state. …there is broad agreement that to reduce the intensity of fires and habitat destruction, we must treat forests using controlled burns and harvests. Forests across the West are particularly fire-prone because they have not been thinned and harvested after fire was removed from the ecosystems decades ago. Washington’s native tribes are already acting. The Colville Confederated Tribes have taken steps to make reservation forests more fire-resistant. …Good Neighbor Authority was developed to allow state, county and tribal forestry programs to partner with the federal government to conduct forestland, rangeland and watershed restoration to address areas of high fire risk. … It is time to use the important tool of Good Neighbor Authority to get the work done and make our forests healthier and more resilient.