Agreement will fund fuels reduction projects within the state of oregon

The Oregon Department of Forestry received a $500,000 Project Grant awarded on August 22, 2025, under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 6—Pacific Northwest Region. The grant funds fuels reduction projects across approximately 431 acres in Oregon's wildland-urban interface areas, with work scheduled for completion by January 31, 2029.

The funded projects include two distinct fuels reduction initiatives: treatment of 311 acres in Crescent County's wildland-urban interface through thinning and mastication operations, and targeted thinning on 120 acres in Union County's wildland-urban interface. These activities are designed to mitigate catastrophic wildfire risk by reducing hazardous fuels on non-federal lands while supporting broader forest health restoration and community resilience objectives in the Pacific Northwest region.

Specifically, the state will complete two fuels reduction projects on approximately 431 acres total, including treating 311 acres of the crescent county wildland urban interface through thinning and mastication, and 120 acres in the union county wildland urban interface through targeting thinning.