To provide funding to private landowners and native american tribes across oklahoma to facilitatethe use of prescribed fire on private lands throughout the state in an effort to promote native…

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (CFDA 15.631), awarded a $575,000 cooperative agreement to the State of Oklahoma Conservation Commission. The funding will provide technical and financial assistance to private landowners and Native American tribes across Oklahoma to facilitate the use of prescribed fire on private lands. The goal is to promote native prairie restoration and enhancement, combat the spread of invasive plant species, and reduce fuel loads in urban interface areas. The project has the potential to enhance or restore an estimated 28,500 acres of native grasslands in Oklahoma over the 5-year period of performance from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2029.

To provide funding to private landowners and native american tribes across oklahoma to facilitatethe use of prescribed fire on private lands throughout the state in an effort to promote native prairierestoration and enhancement, combat the spread of invasive plant species, and reduce fuel loadsin urban interface areas. Oklahoma S native grasslands are being fragmented and lost due toconversion to nonnative grasses and encroachment of woody species. Restoring native grasslandsthrough the application of prescribed fire and fuels reduction will directly support the U.S. Fish andwildlife service S service and other partners efforts to recover grassland dependent species. Thepotential of this agreement could enhance or restore an estimated 28,500 acres or more of nativegrasslands in oklahoma.