SPOKANE, Wash. – The US Forest Service has allocated about $600,000 to wildfire readiness in eastern Washington.
The newly announced funding boost will allocate $275,000 to wildfire recovery efforts in Spokane County for private owners. According to the Forest Service, the project will assist around 20 landowners to recover from last season’s wildfires.
“This highly collaborative project will integrate environmental justice and science-based forest restoration strategies on 450 acres,” the Forest Service said.
An additional $300,000 will be utilized to clear fire hazards from private land in Pend Oreille county. About 35,000 acres will fall under a wider Forest Action Plan to reduce potential wildfire fuels across the county.
The funding push follows a $25 million collection of grants to reduce wildfire risk awarded to several Washington businesses in May.
