Enabling reforestation and afforestation success

This federal Project Grant award of $4,972,675.00 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The primary objective of this award is to support climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners across the United States.

The grant recipient, Oregon Climate Trust, will use the funding to provide cost-sharing, technical assistance, outreach, and education to help private forest landowners participate in emerging environmental markets such as carbon offset and ecosystem services programs. This will facilitate the implementation of climate adaptation strategies, improve forest health, and increase access to these programs, especially for historically marginalized and underserved landowners. The award covers a range of geographical areas, including Montana, and targets regions across the United States such as Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming.