Gov. John Hickenlooper announced today more than $4 million in grants to reduce wildfire risk in communities across Colorado. The grants will be directed to 25 projects in 16 counties to treat more than 6,600 acres in areas where human development and forested landscapes overlap, often called the wildland-urban interface. The Wildfire Risk Reduction Grant Program, created under Senate Bill 13-269 and passed this year by the Colorado General Assembly, focused on projects that reduce the risk for damage to property, infrastructure and water supplies, and those that limit the likelihood of wildfires spreading into populated areas. Funds are directed to non-federal lands within Colorado. 1.usa.gov/14OqeLG
Posted on: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 23:41:57 +0000
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