Happy Friday,
We are grateful we were able to connect with residents and share valuable information about grants earlier this week. Shout out to our partners who either presented or met with people one-on-one.
Sheldon Rhoden, Bureau of Land Management
James Osborne, Bureau of Land Management
Lars Santana, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Ross Huffman, Oregon Department of Forestry
Kevin Moriarty, Deschutes County
Jim Larsen, Upper Deschutes River Communities
Heather Miller, Oregon State Fire Marshal
Dr. Jen Fenton, Oregon Living With Fire
Some of the opportunities we discussed included:
- Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) offered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).
- Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) offered by the US Forest Service.
- Oregon Department of Forestry grants.
- Deschutes County implementation of Oregon State Fire Marshal funding and Fuel Reduction Program
- Defensible Space Programs offered by the Upper Deschutes River Communities
- Getting help from Oregon Living With Fire
Click HERE for the PowerPoint that scrolled on the screen behind the speakers. Please reach out if you’d like assistance connecting to funding.
HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND!
Jodie Barram & Dr. Jen Fenton
Oregon Living With Fire Co-Coordinators
