The nevada forest, range and watershed action plan identify eight key issues

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Research Service Rocky Mountain Research Station awarded the Nevada Division of Forestry $602,553 under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) on June 17, 2026, to execute hazardous fuels reduction and forest health treatment on 111 acres in the community of Malloy Springs, Nevada. The project removes deceased and insect-infested trees to create a healthier, more resilient forest stand and reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire, addressing a key issue identified in the Nevada Forest, Range and Watershed Action Plan. Performance runs through May 31, 2031, with work conducted in Nevada under the administration of the Nevada Division of Forestry, a state forestry agency operating under the Nevada Governor's Office of Energy. The award is a Project Grant assistance type.

Under the stale forest action plan funds a hazardous fuels reduction project will be completed in the community of malloy springs and will address the state forest action plan key issue of wild fire hazards. The strategy address this key issue includes the protection of existing assets and ecosystems from the destructive impacts of wildfire by increasing acres treated to reduce fuels and restore fire adapted ecosystems. This project will remove deceased and/or insect infested trees on 111 acres throughout the community of malloy springs to create a healthier, more resilient stand, and reducing the chance of catastrophic wildfire.