Tag: restore healthy forest ecosystems

USDA INVESTING MILLIONS IN WILDFIRE MITIGATION AND WATER QUALITY PROJECTS THROUGH JOINT CHIEFS’ PARTNERSHIP

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest nearly $32 million this year to mitigate wildfire risk, improve water quality and restore healthy forest ecosystems in 24 states and Puerto Rico. Since 2014, USDA has invested $176 million in 56 Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership Projects, which focus on areas where public forests and grasslands…