U.S. Forest Service Announces New Wildfire Strategy
Posted On
January 26, 2022
The new strategy calls for the U.S. Forest Service to treat up to an additional 20 million acres on national forests and grasslands and to support treatment of up to an additional 30 million acres. The recent infrastructure law provided nearly $3 billion to do so. In recent years, more than 10 million acres have burned nationwide.
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USDA: Secretary Vilsack Announces New 10 Year Strategy to Confront the Wildfire Crisis