Fighting Wildfires The Natural Resources Conservation Service NRCS) and United States Forest Service (USFS) sought proposals to mitigate wildfire threats to landowners and communities through the Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership.
The Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership (JCLRP) leveraged funding and resources from both the public and private sectors with an eye towards providing America’s private land owners with tools and assistance that improve their agricultural operations. This helps ensure the long term success of these landscape level efforts.
“Strategic investments across landscapes, such as those projects funded by the Joint Chiefs partnership, help create resilient forests, grasslands and watersheds while sustaining communities,” said Curtis Elke, state conservationist for NRCS in Idaho. “Treating lands to reduce wildfire threats is a smart investment that will protect vast areas of land and potentially save of millions of