Joint Chiefs’ Funding at Work: Improving Landscapes and Protecting Communities

Nearly 20 diverse partners worked together on this 345thousand-acre project southwest of Bend, Oregon, on the Deschutes National Forest. Through this type of shared stewardship, the Forest Service and NRCS are coming together with tribal governments, states, and other partners to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire on state, federal and private lands
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May contain: nature, outdoors, wilderness, plant, vegetation, land, tree, woodland, grove, adventure, hiking, leisure activities, person, helmet, clothing, hardhat, adult, male, man, accessories, bag, handbag, soil, and worker — Partners look at a tree stand on the Greater La Pine Basin Cohesive Strategy Project, USDA Forest Service photo