The cross boundary wildfire hazard mitigation on non-federal lands program funds hazardous fuel reduction and mitigation activities close to national forest lands to reduce the undesired effects of…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Region (Region 8) awarded $201,000 to the Department of Agriculture Food & Forestry Oklahoma (Odaff) under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) on August 7, 2025. This Project Grant funds hazardous fuel reduction and wildfire mitigation activities on non-federal lands adjacent to National Forest System lands in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with a completion date of August 6, 2030.

Under this award, Odaff will implement cross-boundary wildfire hazard mitigation activities designed to reduce the volume of hazardous fuels in forests, woodlands, shrublands, and grasslands. The funded work supports landscape-scale fuel reduction treatments through activities such as vegetation management, mechanical thinning, prescribed burning, and mastication, complemented by community education and technical assistance to landowners. These efforts aim to restore fire-adapted landscapes, reduce catastrophic wildfire risk in the wildland-urban interface, and strengthen community resilience against destructive wildfires that threaten both federal and non-federal lands.

The cross boundary wildfire hazard mitigation on non-federal lands program funds hazardous fuel reduction and mitigation activities close to national forest lands to reduce the undesired effects of large, destructive wildfires by reducing the volume of hazardous fuels on forests, woodlands, shrublands, and grasslands.