Chelan County will be holding a community meeting later this month to inform residents in the Plain and Lake Wenatchee areas about a long-term project to reduce wildfire fuels in the surrounding forests.
"Part of the project goals include restoring watershed health and resiliency and improving wildlife habitat and watershed function for about 75,000 acres," explains Chelan County Commiss
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is holding a pair workshops regarding fuel reduction strategies for contractors in Eastern Washington.
The workshops are designed to familiarize contractors with the DNR’s 20-Year Forest Health Strategic Plan, which emphasizes forest health and resiliency, as well as reducing the impact of wildfires.
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The Biden-Harris Administration announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is making nearly $50 million in grant funding available for proposals that support crucial links between resilient, healthy forests, strong rural economies and jobs in the forestry sector.
Congressman Tom Tiffany’s (WI-07) bill, H.R. 1567, the Accurately Counting Risk Elimination Solutions (ACRES) Act, passed out of the U.S. House of Representatives almost unanimously.
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency announced in a press release this week that it has approved Washington State’s updated Smoke Management Plan under the Clean Air Act.