ODF launches effort to reduce wildfire risk in Lane County
Of 37 total projects statewide, the agency has four in Lane County totaling $481,000.
Posted: Apr 14, 2021 8:43 AM
Updated: Apr 14, 2021 11:25 AM
Posted By: Jolene Daib
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Forestry is putting some of the $5 million it was granted by the Oregon Legislative Emergency Board into reducing wildfire risk in Lane County.
Of 37 total projects statewide, the agency has four in Lane County totaling $481,000.
The projects rely on partnerships to improve community resilience to wildfire and restore and maintain healthy, resilient forests.
For example, a long list of partners is involved in fuels reduction in a project with the South Hills Eugene Fuels Mitigation Collaborative. Long Tom Watershed Council and private landowners are involved in fuels reduction projects in Crow, Fern Ridge, Noti, Powell Creek and Veneta.
Oregon Department of Forestry awards $581,000 for wildfire risk reduction projects in Lane County
The Oregon Department of Forestry plans to spend $581,000 to support six projects in Lane County aimed at reducing wildfire risks.
The money is part of $5 million the Oregon Legislative Emergency Board granted ODF in January for wildfire risk mitigation. ODF will use that money on 37 projects statewide.
The projects rely on partnerships with organizations such as forest collaboratives, watershed councils, Oregon State University, private landowners, the Northwest Youth Corps, counties, federal agencies and tribal governments, according to a news release.
“The funds from the Emergency Board provide the state with an incredible opportunity to bring together public and private groups to complete some critical fuels mitigation work in advance of the 2021 fire season,” State Forester Peter Daugherty said in the release.
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