The Alabama Forestry Commission received a $220,000 project grant award from the USDA Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) to conduct wildfire mitigation activities on non-federal lands in Alabama from June 2023 through June 2028. As the direct awardee, the Commission will perform hazardous fuels reduction to reduce the risk and negative impacts of destructive wildfires across forests, woodlands, shrublands and grasslands not under federal management. The grant aligns with the program's goal of lessening the undesired effects of large wildfires through decreasing hazardous fuel volumes. Given the Commission's experience conducting similar past projects with USDA support related to forest health, stewardship and wildfire preparedness, the funding will enable further important wildfire risk reduction efforts in Alabama.
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