The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $486,386 Project Grant to the West Virginia Division Of Forestry under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). This grant supports the Division's efforts to control rural fires, prevent and suppress wildfires, and promote prescribed burning on non-federal forest and other rural lands across West Virginia. Key activities include providing wildland fire prevention and management training to volunteer fire departments, implementing best management practices for timber harvesting, and advancing sustainable forest stewardship on non-federal lands. The grant also enables the Division to distribute tree seedlings and restore red spruce ecosystems through reforestation projects. As a U.S. state government entity, the Division frequently partners with the USDA Forest Service and other state agencies to deliver these forestry technical services and environmental conservation initiatives.
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