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YubaNet reports on two forest restoration grants for the Sierra Nevada totaling $1.3 million dollars:

“Two forest restoration collaborative organizations in the Sierra Nevada were awarded federal grants totaling $1.3 million, the first award of a 10-year cycle of funding for ongoing forest management and watershed improvement projects….The Amador-Calaveras Consensus Group (ACCG) received an award of $730,000 this year and the Burney-Hat Creek Basins Project in Lassen County received $605,000. ..,The key components of the projects are to restore overgrown forests to ecological health, reduce the risk of large fires, create local jobs, protect and enhance wildlife and water supplies, and provide woody biomass for energy-producing facilities or value-added wood products created by local businesses.”

Read more at YubaNet Sierra Nevada Collaborative Groups Receive $1.3 Million for Forest Restoration, Watershed Improvement, Jobs.