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Last updated:
09/01/04
FORESTS AND WOODLANDS
Healthy
Forests Initiative
This initiative calls for administrative improvements that ensure more timely
decisions, greater efficiency, and better results in projects that reduce
the risk of catastrophic wildfires and restore forest and rangeland health.
Federal Agencies
Announce Guidelines to Aid Wildfire Prevention and Restoration of Healthy
Forests and Rangelands
March 3, 2004 News Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Interior
Department issued field guidelines today designed to help land-managers reduce
wildfire threats on public lands. The guidance titled, “Interim Field
Guide for Implementing the Healthy Forests Initiative and Healthy Forests
Restoration Act,” will be used to address the issues managers will need
to consider while reducing hazardous fuels and planning forest and rangeland
restoration projects.
Stewardship
Contracting
Stewardship contracting involves caring for the land through broad-based community
public and community involvement.
IM2004-227: Bureau of Land Management's
Biomass Utilization Strategy
This Instruction Memorandum (IM) will establish the Bureau of Land Management’s
(BLM) Biomass Utilization Strategy. The strategy is a framework to implement
the biomass portions of the National Fire Plan, National Energy Policy, DOI
Strategic Plan, commitments made by the Secretary of the Interior at the Bioenergy
and Wood Products Conference (January 2004) and the Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) for Woody Biomass Utilization for Restoration and Fuels Treatments on
Forests, Woodlands and Rangelands.
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