The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $1,667,500.00 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734) to the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands (Division of Forestry). The award will support the "INFLATION REDUCTION ACT FOREST LEGACY PROJECT ZION CAVE CANYON" from January 13, 2025 through November 30, 2029. The Division of Forestry, as the state-level environmental management agency, will use the funding to implement a comprehensive range of forestry, fire management, and conservation activities focused on protecting environmentally significant forest areas in Utah from conversion to non-forest uses. Key products and services to be delivered include conservation easements, fee simple land purchases, sustainable forest management, wildfire mitigation, reforestation, habitat conservation, and water quality protection within the Zion Cave Canyon region.
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