Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced an additional $490 million in USDA funding for wildlife prevention projects. The money will be allocated to 11 landscapes in Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. They encompass 66 high-priority firesheds.
These projects are in addition to the first set of 10 priority landscapes announced last year. Funding will come from the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
“We expect and anticipate that this will allow us to begin the process in a number of shovel-ready projects that are available in…
