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Bitterroot RC&D outlines hazardous fuels grants, cost-share and Highway 12 corridor work
Summary
Bitterroot RC&D told the Lolo council about hazardous fuels reduction grants available to landowners, a current 75/25 cost-share, and local interest along the Highway 12 corridor. Staff said contractor shortages and mill closures have increased treatment costs for landowners.
The Bitterroot Resource Conservation and Development Council told the Lolo Community Council about hazardous fuels reduction grants and local opportunities along the Highway 12 corridor.
"We came from seven applications to over 22 people interested in that Highway 12 corridor," Josh Smith, Bitterroot RC&D, said, describing increased owner interest in fuel treatments.
Why it matters: Speakers said hazardous fuels work reduces wildfire risk around private property and that grant-funded treatments can scale up when neighbors coordinate. Funding structures and local mill…
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