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Council authorizes application for wildfire‑mitigation grants for Little Sand Creek watershed
Summary
Council authorized applying for Idaho Department of Lands Wildland Urban Interface funding (up to $240,000, 15% city match) and accepted a $50,000 US Fish & Wildlife Service earmark for shaded‑fuel treatments in the Little Sand Creek watershed; staff and consulting foresters outlined proposed shaded fuel breaks, roadside treatments and maintenance requirements.
Councilors on March 4 authorized staff to apply to the Idaho Department of Lands Wildland Urban Interface grant program and accept a $50,000 US Fish & Wildlife Service earmark to fund wildfire hazard reduction work in the Little Sand Creek watershed.
Project Manager Eric Busch and Inland Forest Management foresters Ellen Ryerson and Ryan Penick described priority treatments…
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