Federal funding to help Oregon boost forest restoration work
Oregon Dept. of Forestry
Thousands of Oregon landowners are needing to reforest after the devastating 2020 wildfires.
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Forestry said Thursday the state will be able to greatly increase treatments on overcrowded forestlands to improve forest health and reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire, thanks to new federal grants announced this spring.
ODF Family Forestland Coordinator Ryan Gordon says federal support for Oregon forests is coming in three forms.
$5 million in new funding from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Issued under the NRCS’ Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), these will assist individual landowners to treat privately owned, non-industrial forestland.
The money will fund a five-year conservation project focused on 20 counties across the state of Minnesota.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service awarded the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and project partners, including Central Lakes College, $3.5 million to implement conservation measures on irrigated lands.
The money will be awarded through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program and will fund a five-year project focused on 20 counties across the state of Minnesota.
“This precision irrigation project will have a major impact on our regions in two ways: First, we will offer training and exploration sessions on this new technology including demonstrations of the technology where producers will be able to experience it,” said Keith Olander, executive director of AgCentric and Agricultural Partnerships with Minnesota Stat
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An oak ecosystem restoration project proposed by the Shawnee Resource Conservation and Development Area, SRCD, will receive $1.1 million in funding over the next five years.
The Southern Illinois Oak Ecosystem Restoration project will allow for the targeted implementation of forest conservation practices on an estimated 4,000 acres of private land in Union, Alexander, Johnson, Pope and Hardin counties.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA, announced the award on April 26 in a press release highlighting a national investment of $330 million in 85 locally driven, public-private partnerships.
Projects will address climate change, improving the nation’s water quality, combat drought, enhancing soil health, supporting wildlife habitat and protecting agricultural viability.
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Congress and the Biden Administration recently have taken substantial steps toward facilitating land-based solutions to global climate change, including measures specifically focused on agriculture. These actions would leverage public and private investments and technical expertise to support farmers and foresters as they adopt both known and novel greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction and carbon-sequestering land management practices. These actions also underscore increasing efforts in government and the agricultural industry to find market-based and sustainable solutions to both mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change. As the focus on agriculture, forests, and land-use continues, companies in those industries should remain attuned to related risks and opportunities.
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Show Transcript THEY HONOR THE CLASS FROM 2020 AND 2021. THE BERNHEIM FOREST GETTING A GRANT. THE $6 MILLION COMES FROM THE CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SAYS THE MONEY WILL BE USED TO HELP AREA PROPERTY OWNERS SECURE EASTMENTS ON THEIR LAND WHICH PROTECTS IT FOR GENERATIONS WE PAY THEM TO PUT THAT EASEMENT ON THEIR LAND. SO IT S A WIN-WIN SITUATION. AND AS I SAID, WE ARE GOING TO BE REACHING OUT TO LANDOWNERS OF THE DETAILS AND PROCESSES ARE WORKED OUT. JENNIFER: THE MONEY WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO LANDOWNERS AND FORT KNOX, RIVER