The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $66,666,700 Project Grant to the Natural Resources South Carolina Department under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734). The grant, awarded on December 10, 2024, will fund a 3-year initiative to effectively identify and protect environmentally important forest areas in South Carolina threatened by conversion to non-forest uses. Key activities to be supported include conservation easements, fee simple land purchases, sustainable forest management, wildfire mitigation, reforestation, habitat conservation, and water quality protection. The Natural Resources South Carolina Department, the state's natural resource management agency, will leverage this federal funding to preserve and enhance forest ecosystems through targeted land acquisition and management strategies.
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