Malheur restoration services

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $686,658.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Good Neighbor Authority program (CFDA 10.691) to the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF). The grant will fund a range of forest restoration and protection services on federal lands in Oregon over an 8-year period from August 2024 to June 2032. Key services to be delivered under this award include wildfire mitigation, ecosystem restoration, habitat enhancement, watershed protection, and forest health monitoring. The award enables ODF, a state government agency, to leverage its specialized forestry expertise and local resources to address natural resource challenges across federal and state jurisdictions through this cooperative partnership. The funding will support ODF's comprehensive approach to sustainable forest management, emphasizing ecological conservation, fire risk reduction, and restoration of public lands.