USDA Investing Millions in Wildfire Mitigation, Water Quality Projects Through Joint Chiefs’ Partnership
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"Wildfires are a serious and on-going threat to forests and communities alike, as we've seen in northern and southern
Along with mitigating fire risk,
Descriptions of the remaining six new projects follow. For full project descriptions and information on completed projects, visit the
By implementing restoration activities on public and adjacent private lands, this ecosystem and its suite of species, will experience accelerated forest restoration at a landscape-scale, reduced wildfire risk, increased appropriate understory vegetation and pollinator habitat, control non-native and invasive species, and protect water quality.
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Prior to human occupation, fire in
Partners: West Maui Mountains Watershed Partnership, County of
FY18
Partners and stakeholders are working to accelerate the restoration of longleaf pine and other native ecosystems on public and private lands. The restoration of native trees and ecosystems will expand to include shortleaf pine.
Partners:
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Nearly 290,000 acres are included in this project which targets high-priority treatment areas benefiting the water supply source for the more than 30,000 residents of
Partners: State Forestry Funds (Montana DNRC);
FY18
This project includes 280,000 acres of contiguous landscape including a range of vegetation types from pinon/juniper woodland to spruce/fir. The area encompasses most of the headwaters of the Rio Grande within
Partners:
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The project will help mitigate flooding, erosion and other impacts of extreme weather events. Partners will implement conservation practices such as: establishment of vegetation and tree planting, erosion control measures, nutrient and waste management, establishment of fire breaks and wind breaks, propagation of native species for agroforestry practices and forest enhancement, habitat restoration for targeted species, debris and obstruction removal.
Partners: Caribbean NRCS;
FY18
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