The Plumas County Firesafe Council will receive $164,059 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreement Authority (CFDA 10.693) program. The award will support the American Valley Wildfire Mitigation Project from September 2022 through December 2026. Under the agreement, the Plumas County Firesafe Council will work to protect, restore, and enhance fish and wildlife habitat as well as reduce...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $414,723 Cooperative Agreement under the Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreement Authority (CFDA 10.693) program to the Plumas County Firesafe Council. The award, effective from August 9, 2024 to December 1, 2026, will support the "East Quincy Wildfire Resilience" project, which focuses on wildfire prevention, mitigation, and community resilience activities in Plumas County, California. Key project components...
The Plumas County Firesafe Council will receive $137,815 under a Cooperative Agreement awarded on September 19, 2022 by the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region. The funding supports the NON-FEDERAL LANDS WILDFIRE MITIGATION PROJECT through December 31, 2026. The project aims to protect, restore, and enhance fish and wildlife habitat and other natural resources on public and private lands. It will also help reduce risks from natural disasters through wildfire...
The Plumas County Firesafe Council will receive $868,505 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697). The Council will use the funding from August 25, 2022 through December 31, 2026 to reduce hazardous fuels on forests, woodlands, shrublands, and grasslands in California. Specifically, the Council will focus on reducing the volume of hazardous fuels to decrease the...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Butte County Fire Safe Council under the Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreement Authority (CFDA 10.693) program. The award will support forest health and habitat protection efforts in the Butte Creek Magalia area of California from February 2023 through December 2025. Specifically, the funding will enable cooperative agreements with willing participants to protect, restore, and enhance fish...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded a $791,000 cooperative agreement to the El Dorado County Fire Safe Council on September 15, 2022 under the Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreement Authority (CFDA 10.693) program. The three-year award will support projects to protect, restore, and enhance fish and wildlife habitat and reduce risks from natural disasters on non-federal lands in California through September 30, 2025. Specifically, the El...
The Plumas County Hazardous Fuels Assessment and Implementation project is a $6,879,975 Project Grant awarded on December 30, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The grant funds the development of new community wildfire protection plans, updating of existing plans over 10 years old, conducting wildfire risk assessments, and implementing hazardous fuels reduction...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service awarded a $248,498 Cooperative Agreement under the Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreement Authority (CFDA 10.693) program to the Butte County Fire Safe Council on August 9, 2024. This funding supports the "WILDLAND UBRAN INTERFACE FIRE HAZARD REDUCTION" project, which has a planned completion date of December 1, 2026. The Butte County Fire Safe Council, a non-profit organization focused on wildfire mitigation and community...
The $661,254 federal Cooperative Agreement award under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreement Authority (CFDA 10.693) program was granted to the Butte County Fire Safe Council, a non-profit organization in Paradise, California. The award, dated August 9, 2024, supports the "Berry Creek and Feather Falls Fire Hazard Reduction" project, which aims to mitigate wildfire risks and enhance ecosystem resilience in the Butte Creek...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, through its Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreement Authority (CFDA 10.693) program, awarded a $172,360 Cooperative Agreement to the County of Kern Fire Department in California on Sep 18, 2024. This award, titled "PEAK TO PEAK NON FEDERAL FUEL TREATMENT," supports projects focused on wildfire mitigation and ecosystem restoration within the Bakersfield and Kern County regions. The key products and services to be delivered under...