Senator Alvarado-Gil announces $29 million in funding through CAL FIRE's Forest Health Program
Senator Alvarado-Gil has helped to secure $29 million through CAL FIRE for several wildfire-related projects throughout Senate District 4. These investments will help regions devastated by wildfires in the past and support various initiatives toward wildfire prevention.
The successful projects include efforts to help with recovery and reforestation growth in areas impacted by the Rim, Caldor, and Mosquito fires. The treated areas will be resilient to natural disturbances, fostering long-term carbon sequestration, timber products, healthy watersheds, and a forest dependent wildlife habitat.
Additionally, funds were awarded to the American River Conservancy and Upper Mokelumne River Watershed Authority to help reduce fuel and implement ecological forestry management to promote healthy forests and watersheds while reducing catastrophic wildfire risk.
"I am proud to help support these much-needed and important wildfire mitigation and restoration projects in my district. We must continue to support wildfire recovery in areas that recent fires have impacted and take the lessons learned to bolster investments in prevention efforts through proper forestry management," stated Alvarado-Gil.
Richard Sykes, Executive Director of the Upper Mokelumne River Watershed Authority, expressed his gratitude: "We are extremely grateful to Senator Alvarado-Gil for her support and dedication in ensuring we receive the much-needed funding to reduce excess surface fuels in our watershed."
Projects awarded funding in Senate District 4 are listed below:
Upper Mokelumne River Watershed Authority
Forest Projects Plan - Arbor (Phase 1A)
Amador, El Dorado
$6,999,999
American River Conservancy
ARC SOFAR Restoration Project
El Dorado
$3,146,831
California Forestry Association
Calforests Caldor Fire Post Fire Recovery -- Phase I
El Dorado
$4,167,588
The Regents of the University of California on behalf of Berkeley Forests
Recovering research and demonstration capacity following wildfires at UC Research Forests
El Dorado
$1,920,164
Placer Resource Conservation District
Mosquito Fire Recovery and Reforestation
Placer
$5,000,000
Tuolumne County
Rim Fire Reforestation: Phase IV
Mariposa
$6,999,850
To learn more about Senator Alvarado-Gil, please go to: https://sd04.senate.ca.gov/.
Senator Alvarado-Gil represents the 4th Senate District including the Counties of Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Inyo, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne.
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