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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 02/04/2012 12:04 AM Updated by: John_Hamilton on 02/04/2012 12:04 AM
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USDA Selects Local Forest Restoration Proposal

Sonora, CA - Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a second round of Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program projects designed to expand the number of forested acres to be treated to reduce fire threat, help local economies and accomplish critical forest restoration objectives. The Amador-Calaveras Consensus Group Cornerstone Project will receive $730,000 in funding to begin work on Stanislaus and El Dorado National Forests restoration projects this year...





The Forest Service is accelerating the pace and scale of restoration work on National Forest Land to address a number of threats to the health of forest ecosystems, watersheds, and forest dependent communities. These restoration efforts will economically stimulate local communities by creating a more vibrant forest products industry, providing over 200 jobs, and attracting more visitors to local rural areas.



“I am grateful for today’s notice that all the hard work our collaborative group has done has been recognized. Support for the restoration projects we proposed will help protect the public, improve forest health and provide an economical boost to our local communities,” said Stanislaus National Forest Supervisor Susan Skalski.



The project proposal outlines work to be completed over a ten year period and describes various treatments covering 38,500 acres across the Stanislaus and El Dorado National Forests. The long-term commitment by the Department is subject to annual appropriations.



The Cornerstone Project will prioritize treatments that reduce wildfire’s risk to lives, habitat, water quality and property, while restoring overstocked and homogenous stands, improving meadows and streams, and restoring lands burned in previous wildland fires. Over the life of the proposal an estimated 66,400 tons of biomass and small-diameter tree removal will help enhance a more diversified local forest economy.




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