The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) was awarded a $774,500 federal Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734). The grant, awarded on December 30, 2024, will support a five-year initiative called the "KOBLITZ RED MOUNTAIN FOREST LEGACY" project to identify and protect environmentally important forest areas in Washington threatened by conversion to non-forest uses. The funding will enable DNR to utilize conservation easements, fee simple land purchases, sustainable forest management practices, wildfire mitigation, reforestation, habitat conservation, and water quality protection strategies to preserve and enhance the targeted forest ecosystems. As a state-level natural resource management agency, DNR will leverage its expertise and partnerships with other organizations to deliver the grant-funded services and meet the project's objectives by the ultimate completion date of December 29, 2029.
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