Interior Secretary Jewell Announces $10 Million for Projects to Increase Wildfire Resilience Across America and Calls on Congress to Fix Wildfire Suppression Fund

Interior Department program funding leverages collaborative partnerships to protect critical habitats, natural resources and wildlife from risk of wildfire

BOISE, ID – (ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2016.  U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced $10 million in funding to help increase the resiliency of critical landscapes across the country to better mitigate the impacts of wildfire and climate change.

The Wildland Fire Resilient Landscapes Program is a new approach to achieve fire resiliency and help restore…