Klawock indigenous stewards forest partnership community firewood distribution program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $318,290 Project Grant to Shaan-Seet Inc., an Alaskan Native Corporation, to fund the Klawock Indigenous Stewards Forest Partnership Community Firewood Distribution Program from September 2023 through May 2026. This grant is part of the USDA's Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration program (CFDA 10.725), which provides funding to support wood products infrastructure and the utilization of byproducts from ecosystem restoration projects on federal and Tribal lands. The Klawock Indigenous Stewards Forest Partnership Community Firewood Distribution Program will utilize wood byproducts from forest management activities to distribute firewood to the local community in Klawock, Alaska, thereby decreasing costs associated with vegetation removal on nearby federal and Tribal lands.