Forest Service partners meet near Chama to learn how work on this landscape will protect human communities, wildlife habitat, and critical watersheds. Wildfire risk extends beyond lands managed by the Forest Service, and these partners are critical to the long-term success of the agency’s Wildfire Crisis Strategy. Photo by Preston Keres/USDA Forest Service

USDA News:

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Feb. 20, 2024 that the United States Department of Agriculture is investing nearly $500 million to expand work on the USDA Forest Service’s Wildfire Crisis Strategy to reduce wildfire risk to communities, critical infrastructure and natural resources from the nation’s wildfire crisis.

Approximately $400 million of the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds will be allocated to ongoing efforts on the 21 priority landscapes across the West.

An additional $100 million will be allocated through a collaborative process with tribes, communities, and partners as part of the new Collaborative Wildfire Risk Reduction Program in 24 states.

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