Secretary Vilsack announced approval of ten Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Projects (CFLRP). A fifteen member panel advised the Secretary on the allocation of $10 million for the first year of the new program. The Omnibus Land Bill of 2009 established the program, with the objective to "encourage the collaborative, science-based ecosystem restoration of priority forest landscapes". The ten National Forests, located in nine states, are positioned to change the landscape of forest management on federal lands. Read more>>
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