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USDA Announces Wildfire Prevention Investments
USDA Announces Wildfire Prevention Investments
USDA Announces Wildfire Prevention Investments
Earlier this week, the Department of Agriculture announced the first investment of a $1 billion effort to mitigate wildfire risks as the nation faces an ongoing wildfire crisis.  USDA announced a $197 million investment for 100 projects that benefit 22 states as part of the Community Wildfire Defense Grant program.  The For...
Vilsack: USFS Increasing Reforestation Efforts
Vilsack: USFS Increasing Reforestation Efforts
Vilsack: USFS Increasing Reforestation Efforts
The USDA is increasing efforts to improve forest resiliency through a variety of programs and approaches. "At the U.S. Department of Agriculture, we believe that with innovate policies and incentives, climate smart reforestation and forest management can be a meaningful tool to increasing forest health," said Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack. ...
Battle to Curtail Western Wildfires
Battle to Curtail Western Wildfires
Battle to Curtail Western Wildfires
With summer here, the Forest Services is warning that the west is approaching the most intense part of the wildfire season.  Forest Service Chief Randy Moore mentioned in recent testimony before the senate Energy Committee.  Notable in the context of an already fast start to the 2022 western wildfire season, featuring extreme fire activity in the Southwest. "They...
Prescribed Fire Processes In National Forests
Prescribed Fire Processes In National Forests
Prescribed Fire Processes In National Forests
Prescribed fires are one tool in the toolbox of land managers, such as the US Forest Service, to mitigate future wildfire incidents and foster improved forest health. Its a method that goes as planned almost 99% of the time. Yet, as US Forest Service Chief Randy Moore recently explained, "We have noticed that there may be a slight trend in the number of fires that are escaping containment ..
Oregon Department of Forestry Working To Preserve Ash
Oregon Department of Forestry Working To Preserve Ash
Oregon Department of Forestry Working To Preserve Ash
The Oregon Department of Forestry will be collecting Oregon Ash seed from across the state for gene pool preservation. ODF’s Jim Gersbach said the Emerald Ash Borer, an Asian based invasive pest, has been wiping out ash trees across the country since the early 2000s. "We know from st ...
Deputy Chief Calls 2020 Unprecedented Fire Year
Deputy Chief Calls 2020 Unprecedented Fire Year
Deputy Chief Calls 2020 Unprecedented Fire Year
he 2020 wildfire season and the recovery to this point was the focus on a recent House Ag sub-committee hearing. "As of September 19th, there have been almost 43,000 fired that have burned more than 7.2 million acres across all jurisdictions ...
Forest Service Out With New Wild Fire Mitigation Tool
Forest Service Out With New Wild Fire Mitigation Tool
Forest Service Out With New Wild Fire Mitigation Tool
Communities in or near national forests facing the annual increasing threat of wild fire activity now have a resource to expand, explore, and reduce community wildfire risk. Jim Menakis of the US Forest Service said the wildfire risk to community’s website is now available online. ...