The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program (CFDA 15.228) awarded a $155,000 cooperative agreement to the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) on October 21, 2024. The funding will support the implementation of fuels reduction treatments on private lands in Oregon, such as non-commercial thinning, pruning, mowing, and chipping to create defensible space and shaded fuel breaks. Additionally, the award will fund a wildfire prevention and education...
This $237,157.61 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities (CFDA 15.228) supports a project to create and expand a sustainable safety zone to reduce the risk of wildfire spread in Oregon. The funding will be used to improve and restore access to critical routes for power distribution, communications infrastructure, wildfire surveillance, and emergency fire response. Key activities include...
The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $281,264.44 Cooperative Agreement under the BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities (CFDA 15.228) to Greenbelt Land Trust, Inc. This funding supports the organization's efforts to restore oak habitats, promote healthy conifer forests, and manage a climate-resilient landscape. Key project activities include: Reducing flammable brush and ladder fuels on approximately 80 acres of forest edge and...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $324,324.22 Cooperative Agreement under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243) to the Northwest Youth Corps (NYC) in Eugene, OR. The funding will support the work of the Roseburg District through the "Northwest Youth Corps Restoration Improvement of Public Areas Douglas County, OR" project. Under the guidance of BLM staff, NYC teen and young adult crews will carry out trail maintenance, campground upkeep,...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the CFDA 15.243 "Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands" program will provide $529,168.96 in funding to Northwest Youth Corps (NYC) to deliver mentoring and training of youth crews and individuals in natural and cultural conservation of public lands. The award, effective September 9, 2024 through September 30, 2028, supports a collaborative effort between the BLM and NYC to carry out the...
The Bureau of Land Management, under its Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act program (CFDA 15.234), awarded Antfarm DBA Redwind a $195,584 cooperative agreement to engage youth in conservation and land management efforts on public lands in Oregon from February 2022 through February 2025. Specifically, young people will remove noxious plant species from targeted sites, clean up abandoned campsites and dispose of garbage, perform infrastructure and trail maintenance work, and...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $627,110 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 15.228 - BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities) to Oregon State University to restore sagebrush rangelands dominated by invasive annual grasses. The project will use a combination of precision conservation tools and dormant season grazing regimens to generate science-based data to better manage fine fuels on sagebrush rangelands. Key objectives...
This $309,298 Cooperative Agreement award, made by the Bureau of Land Management (CFDA 15.243 Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands), supports the Higher Education Coordinating Commission in Oregon to build upon the Western Oregon Tribal Youth Corps project piloted in 2020. The award will provide paid workforce development opportunities for tribal youth throughout Oregon, focused on conservation and natural resource management work on public lands. Key activities include habitat...
The Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington awarded a $600,000 cooperative agreement to the Oregon Department of Forestry from April 2023 through September 2027 under the BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities (CFDA 15.228). The award will support the Oregon Watershed Restoration Authority IIJA Upper Applegate Watershed Project. As part of the BLM's Fuels Management Program, which provides strategic investments to reduce wildfire risks, the project activities...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $432,366.68 Cooperative Agreement under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (CFDA 15.234) to the Lomakatsi Restoration Project, a non-profit organization in Oregon. The funding supports a 3-year project to implement important maintenance treatments on 120 acres of BLM lands adjacent to the city of Jacksonville, OR. Key activities include ecological thinning, lopping and scattering, hand pile burning, and prescribed under...