The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $877,334 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734) to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). The grant funding will support the identification and protection of environmentally important forest areas in Hawaii threatened by conversion to non-forest uses. Key activities include the use of conservation easements or fee simple land purchases, as well as sustainable forest management, wildfire mitigation, reforestation, habitat conservation, and water quality protection. As a state government agency, DLNR will leverage this federal funding to deliver a range of forest ecosystem conservation and restoration services across the Hawaiian islands. The grant award has a performance period from June 2024 to June 2029.
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