This federal Project Grant award of $53,333,333.33, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734), supports a comprehensive range of forest conservation and management activities in Utah. The primary goal is to identify and protect environmentally important forest areas threatened by conversion to non-forest uses through the use of conservation easements, fee simple land purchases, sustainable forest management, wildfire mitigation, reforestation, habitat conservation, and water quality protection.
The Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands will execute this 5-year project, collaborating with local governments, tribes, landowners, and conservation groups to preserve and enhance forest ecosystems across the Wasatch Back region. Key activities will include developing community wildfire protection plans, conducting hazardous fuel reduction treatments, producing genetically improved tree seedlings, supporting rural fire departments, implementing landscape restoration initiatives, mitigating invasive species threats, and protecting environmentally significant forest areas.
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