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USDA Forest Service Opens Grant Applications

Tuesday, September 20

A new grant program has opened to develop and revise community wildfire protection plans and implement projects to make them successful. Over 1 billion dollars has been granted over the next 5 years to support these efforts through the bipartisan infrastructure law, which will... Read More.

Collins Pine, Lassen Power, and J&C Enterprise Awarded USDA Wood Innovation Grants

Wednesday, June 1

Congressman LaMalfa Announces Wood Innovation Grant Recipients for 2022 (Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman LaMalfa (R – Richvale) announced four awards to Wood Innovation Grant recipients in his district. Wood Innovation Grants are administered through the United States Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service and focus... Read More.

USDA Begins Payments to Ranchers for Losses Due to Wildfire and Drought

Friday, April 1

Emergency relief payments are beginning to go out for ranchers to recover from losses due to wildfires and the state’s severe drought. Ranchers with approved applications from 2021 in the livestock forage disaster program will be supplemented for increases in supplemental feed costs last... Read More.

USDA Adds $35M in funding to Help Veteran Farmers and Ranchers

Tuesday, March 15

The US Department of Agriculture wants to help veteran farmers and ranchers with 35 million dollars in funding. The USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement said the funding helps historically underserved groups more fully access and participate in USDA programs and services. These... Read More.

USDA Forest Service Temporarily Closes Nine Northern California

Monday, August 23

Forest Service News Release Public Inquiries: https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/r5/about-region/offices Regional Hotline: 707-562-9113 SM.FS.R5inquiries@usda.gov Media Contact: SM.FS.MediaDeskR5@usda.gov USDA Forest Service Temporarily Closes Nine Northern California National Forests for Public Safety, Joining Eldorado NF VALLEJO, Calif., — August 19, 2021. To better provide public and firefighter safety due to extreme fire conditions throughout northern California, and strained... Read More.