Oregon Department of Forestry to receive Community Wildfire Defense Grant

OREGON (KTVZ) -- Two project proposals led by the Oregon Department of Forestry along with four other projects in Oregon have been selected to be funded by the Community Wildfire Defense Grant.

In total, organizations in Oregon have received $28.5 million to fund six projects, all with the end goal of creating more wildfire resilient communities.

ODF’s project proposals focus on assisting communities in reducing wildfire risk through mitigation work, education, defensible space assessments, and more.

ODF is also a partner on two other state projects that have been selected for funding.

The ODF proposals that have been selected for funding are the South Lane Wildfire Risk Reduction in the ODF Western Lane and South Cascade District, receiving $2.6 million, and the Cave Junction-Takilma-Illinois Valley Mira Fuels Mitigation Project in the ODF Southwest Oregon District, receiving nearly $2.4 million.