The purpose of this hazardous fuels reduction project is to implement coordinated, cross-boundary wildfire risk mitigation treatments on non-federal lands adjacent to national forest system lands

The State of Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments Division received a $260,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) on September 2, 2025. This award supports the implementation of coordinated, cross-boundary wildfire risk mitigation treatments on non-federal lands adjacent to National Forest System lands throughout Wyoming. The project targets the wildland-urban interface where local communities face elevated wildfire risk due to proximity to national forests and grasslands with ongoing fuels treatment initiatives.

Under this five-year award (completion date August 1, 2030), the State of Wyoming will deliver hazardous fuels reduction treatments utilizing methods such as mechanical thinning, vegetation management, and landscape restoration activities designed to reduce catastrophic wildfire risk and restore fire-adapted landscapes. These coordinated mitigation efforts are expected to complement federal land management activities on adjacent national forests while strengthening community resilience against wildfire threats in Wyoming's most vulnerable areas.

This work targets the wildland-urban interface, where local communities are most at risk from wildfire due to proximity to national forests and grasslands with ongoing and planned fuels treatment projects.