Union county firewise community resiliency project

This federal Project Grant award of $1,372,153 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) supports the Union County Firewise Community Resiliency Project. The project aims to develop and implement a community wildfire protection plan for at-risk communities in Union County, Oregon to mitigate wildfire risks through comprehensive planning, risk assessments, hazardous fuel reduction, and landscape restoration efforts. The grant recipient, Wallowa Resources, is a non-profit organization and community development corporation that will leverage this funding to create fire-adapted communities, improve wildfire response capabilities, and reduce potential loss of life and property from wildfires in high-risk areas. The project will be carried out over a period of 4 years, from the award date of September 16, 2024 to the ultimate completion date of September 30, 2028.