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State Forest Health Grant program opens; county urged to consider projects
Summary
Jordan County Fire Warden Chris Thomas told commissioners the State Forester opened a Forest Health Grant Program that could reimburse roughly 75% of qualifying forest- and water-health projects; he encouraged parks, land trust and county departments to consider applications.
Chris Thomas, Jordan County Fire Warden, told the commissioners that the State Forester has opened a Forest Health Grant Program that could fund projects aimed at forest health, water improvement and habitat protection. "The state has off has now opened up the Forest Health Grant Program," Thomas said, adding that the program is broadly eligible and appears to reimburse about 75% of approved project costs.
Thomas said the grant should be of interest to the county's parks and recreation board, land trust partners and other local entities with projects that reduce wildfire risk or improve watershed and habitat conditions. He said the grant window closes soon (he noted the deadline is next month in the meeting), and urged departments to consider projects they could advance for reimbursement.
Why it matters: the program can offset capital costs for fuel-reduction, forest-product and water projects; interested county departments and partners should evaluate candidate projects and timelines to meet the application window.
