Project Grant 12DG11060200005

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Threatened and Endangered Species Program (CFDA 15.246) will provide $152,825 to the Buffalo Bill Memorial Association to fund Project Year 2 of a study entitled "Refining Our Understanding of Limber Pine-Juniper Woodland Habitat Use in Wyoming's Bighorn Basin to Maximize Landscape Conservation Benefits for Both Greater Sage-Grouse and Pinyon Jay." The study aims to identify management recommendations...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R2-Rocky Mountain Region awarded a $345,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Wyoming Game & Fish Commission to support the Bighorn Mountains Beaver, Riparian and Aspen Restoration and Monitoring project. The funding is provided through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Prescribed Fire/Fire Recovery program (CFDA 10.716), which was established to address natural resources-related infrastructure, wildfire management and ecosystem...

The California Tahoe Conservancy and USDA Forest Service will implement a coordinated hazardous fuels reduction strategy in community forests on the California side of the Lake Tahoe Basin through a $4.3 million cooperative agreement awarded by the Bureau of Land Management Nevada Region. Under the six-year award beginning August 2022 through the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act program (CFDA 15.235), the awardees will reduce hazardous fuels on 650-850 acres of small, forested...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,176,825 Project Grant to Golden West Pine Mills, LLC under the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration program (CFDA 10.725). The grant, awarded on June 27, 2024, will support the expansion of the company's edge glue and rip mass timber manufacturing facility in Ault, Colorado. The funding will enable Golden West Pine Mills to increase...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service awarded a $1,250,000 Project Grant under the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration program (CFDA 10.725) to Sun Mountain Lumber, Inc. The award, made on Aug 13, 2024, will support the establishment of an automated wood product grading system at the company's facility in Deer Lodge, Montana. This grant aligns with the program's objective to...

The North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District will reduce hazardous fuels on 210-620 acres and plan additional hazardous fuels removal on non-federal lands in Incline Village and Crystal Bay, Nevada to mitigate wildfire risk and improve forest health through a $1.8 million cooperative agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management Nevada Region. Funded by the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act program, which supports community-based conservation partnerships, the district will...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,351,697 Project Grant to High Desert Lumber LLC under the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration program (CFDA 10.725). The grant supports the expansion and upgrade of High Desert Lumber's wood dowel mill and the restart of their lumber sawmill in Alturas, California. The funding enables High Desert Lumber to enhance its capacity to...

The California Tahoe Conservancy will reduce hazardous fuels on 950 to 1,250 acres of high-priority wildland urban interface areas on the California side of the Lake Tahoe Basin through a $5.99 million cooperative agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act. Focusing on three geographic regions, the Conservancy will treat Conservancy-owned parcels over one acre adjacent to communities to reduce catastrophic wildfire threats, protect...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R2-Rocky Mountain Region has awarded a $325,996.00 Cooperative Agreement to the State Of Wyoming Office Of Statelands, a state government entity, under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Prescribed Fire/Fire Recovery program (CFDA 10.716). The purpose of this 6-year award, with a performance period from July 2023 to July 2029, is to support vegetation management and ecosystem restoration activities across Wyoming's forests,...

This Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) provides $561,266.00 to Redstones Timberframe Inc. to develop a process for manufacturing stackable and affordable log housing components tailored to local forest conditions. The project aims to adapt European methods for the Rocky Mountain region of Colorado and runs from September 13, 2024 to August 31, 2028. The funding supports...