This project improves the network of wildfire control and suppression areas in a high-risk region by creating five miles of shaded fuel breaks along clover creek road in klamath county, oregon

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded $203,779 to the Klamath Watershed Partnership under the Schools and Roads - Grants to States program (CFDA 10.665) on August 1, 2025, to reduce wildfire risk in Klamath County, Oregon. The awardee will create five miles of shaded fuel breaks along Clover Creek Road through removal of small-diameter trees and spacing of larger trees to maintain densities of 60 trees per acre or less for up to 150 feet on each side of the road. This work is scheduled for completion by December 31, 2027, and will be coordinated with concurrent fuel break projects in the region using cross-boundary collaboration to enhance wildfire response capabilities and improve public safety.

The project directly supports the Forest Service's wildfire control priorities while complementing broader resource protection objectives in the Klamath Basin. As a nonprofit organization with extensive experience implementing conservation and restoration initiatives, the Klamath Watershed Partnership will leverage this funding to address wildfire hazards affecting local communities and natural resources adjacent to National Forest System lands, consistent with the statutory objectives of the Schools and Roads program to support rural communities containing federally managed forest lands.

This will be completed through removal of small diameter trees, and spacing larger trees to less than 60 trees per acre, for up to 150 feet on each side of the road. This work complements concurrent fuel break work in the area, using cross boundary collaboration to decrease wildfire risk, improve wildfire response, and improve public safety for local communities. This project supports the agency priorities of wildfire control for public safety and resource protection.