http://www.usda.gov/2009/05/0147.xml
Release No. 0147.09
Contact:
Chris Mather (202)720-4623
AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VILSACK ANNOUNCES $240 MILLION IN FUNDING TO REDUCE HAZARDOUS FUELS
Recovery Act Will Fund Projects in 26 States, Create approximately 5,000 Jobs
WASHINGTON, May 5, 2009 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $224 million today for 110 hazardous fuels reduction and ecosystem improvement projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The projects are located on forested lands in over 26 states and territories.
"President Obama's efforts will provide for public health and safety by reducing the risk of wildland fire near communities in the wildland urban interface and will restore healthy forests" said Vilsack. "These projects provide benefits to current and future generations, including improved water quality and quantity, healthy forests that provide clean air, and recreation opportunities while reducing wildfire risks."
Hazardous fuels activities include reducing the volume of hazardous fuels on Federal forests and grasslands and on lands owned by States, local governments, private organizations, and individual land owners through financial assistance and partnership agreements. Ecosystem improvement activities, which are designed to improve and protect forest health, include thinning, removal of competing vegetation, planting native species, and constructing new stream channels and ponds.
A listing of the hazardous fuels and ecosystem restoration projects is attached. Information on other Forest Service ARRA projects and related economic recovery can be found at: http://fs.usda.gov/economic recovery.
Wildland Fire Management - Hazardous Fuels
State Number of Projects Est Am't to Accomplish ($M) Total Forecasted Jobs
AL, FL, GA, NC, SC Total 1 $8,975.00 340
AK Total 6 $5,093.00 155
AL Total 1 $1,338.00 19
AZ Total 10 $16,544.00 413
CA Total 6 $31,385.00 683
CA;NV Total 1 $3,970.00 44
CO Total 5 $12,288.00 398
DE Total 1 $449.00 15
FL Total 2 $6,656.00 243
GA Total 3 $6,209.00 235
HI Total 1 $897.00 26
ID Total 3 $10,224.00 211
IN Total 1 $292.00 9
KY Total 1 $1,145.00 16
MA Total 1 $1,974.00 64
MI Total 2 $9,500.00 133
MI;MN;WV Total 1 $6,192.00 87
MS Total 1 $763.00 29
MT Total 11 $12,450.30 343
NC Total 4 $6,555.00 203
NM Total 1 $808.00 27
NV Total 12 $11,231.00 289
OR Total 12 $51,763.70 696
OR;WA Total 1 $9,000.00 108
PR Total 2 $3,231.00 63
SC Total 2 $1,135.00 16
VI Total 1 $404.00 15
WA Total 17 $3,222.00 98
Grand Total 110 $223,694.00 4975
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