Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the U.S. Forest Service is investing $106 million to support state and landowner efforts to conserve private working forestland across the country. Funded through the Forest Legacy Program, these projects will protect forests vital to the economic and social fabric of local communities, ensuring they remain productive working forests for Americans and tourists to use and enjoy. “Just like our farms and ranches, working forests are part of the backbone of rural America, providing jobs, timber, clean water, and places for families to hunt, fish, camp, hike, and make lifelong memories,” said Rollins. In total, the Forest Service will fund ten projects across 177,000 acres of state- and privately-owned forestland in Arkansas, Hawaii, Iowa, Michigan, and other states. “For too long, our forests have been left idle, only to burn and devastate communities,” she added. “It’s all about safeguarding forests that supply critical wood products.”
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