The USDA Forest Service's recent funding initiatives are a game-changer for wildfire resilience and sustainable forestry. By providing $25 million to local businesses through the Hazardous Fuels Transportation Assistance program, they are reducing wildfire risk, supporting local economies, and promoting sustainable wood products. Additionally, the $15 million investment to connect underserved forest landowners with climate markets opens up new economic opportunities while preserving vital forest ecosystems. These programs are a significant step forward in creating climate-resilient landscapes and supporting healthy working forests. We heartily support measures like these that focus on supporting vulnerable populations, as they are simultaneously the most likely to be affected and least likely to be able to weather such adversity. #WildfireResilience #ForestryInnovation #ClimateSolutions #USFS #SustainableForestry #TaskForceProgress
The USDA Forest Service announces funding to local businesses and underserved populations to reduce wildfire risk. … In early August, the USFS announced a funding opportunity of $25 million through the Hazardous Fuels Transportation Assistance program to reduce wildfire risk, increase market opportunities, and support local jobs. The program is available to local businesses that remove hazardous fuels from national forests and transport the material to be processed for wood products or services. In late August, the USFS announced it is investing $15 million to connect underserved and small-acreage forest landowners with emerging climate markets. These investments will provide access to new economic opportunities to maintain healthy working forests as pressures increase to convert forests to other uses. … Learn more about these two innovative programs. >> https://lnkd.in/gqtn6dBp … #WildfireTaskForce #TaskForceProgress #Forestry #ClimateSolutions