Landscape Scale Restoration 2023 Funded Projects | US Forest Service

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Landscape Scale Restoration 2023 Funded Projects | US Forest Service

Sustainable Development Goals and Landscape Scale Restoration Projects

Introduction

Landscape Scale Restoration projects are initiatives that span multiple jurisdictions and aim to address large-scale environmental issues such as reducing the risk of wildfires, protecting and restoring watersheds, and slowing the spread of invasive species. In fiscal year 2023, the Forest Service is investing in 64 projects nationwide to restore forests across tribal, state, and private land. These funded projects mark the first time the agency has made Landscape Scale Restoration Program grants directly available to federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Native Corporations to restore tribal trust land.

Tribal Projects

ALASKA

TRIBE OR ALASKA NATIVE CORPORATION PROJECT NAME FUNDING
Kenaitze Indian Tribe Kenaitze Landscape Scale Restoration Program: Land Improvements and Supportive Services $300,000
The Kuskokwim Corporation Kuskokwim Climate Resilient Forestry & Harvest Program $295,200

ARIZONA

TRIBE PROJECT NAME FUNDING
White Mountain Apache Tribe Mt. Baldy Fuels Reduction Project $300,000

CALIFORNIA

TRIBE PROJECT NAME FUNDING
Hoopa Valley Tribe Hazardous Fuel Reduction $298,466
Pechanga Band of Indians Restoration of Goldspotted Oak Borer: Affected Coast Live Oaks on Pechanga Reservation  $298,846
Redwood Valley Rancheria Little River Band of Pomo Indians Redwood Valley Rancheria Landscape Scale Restoration Program $208,788
Yurok Tribe Reservation Forest Inventory Project $299,190

IDAHO

TRIBE PROJECT NAME FUNDING
Coeur d’Alene Tribe Hangman Creek Watershed Restoration $300,000

NEW MEXICO

TRIBE PROJECT NAME FUNDING
Pueblo of Isleta Isleta East Mountains Fuel Reduction $277,076

NEW YORK

TRIBE PROJECT NAME FUNDING
Seneca Nation of Indians Ode:ka’: Creating Biodiversity through Indigenous Methods of Prescribed Fire $300,000

WASHINGTON

TRIBE PROJECT NAME FUNDING
Kalispel Tribe of Indians Forest Fuels Management through Biochar Air Curtain Burners $122,434

State Projects

CALIFORNIA

PROJECT NAME FUNDING
Elkhorn Slough: Restoring Native Forests in the Elkhorn Slough Watershed $105,042

CONNECTICUT

PROJECT NAME FUNDING
A Connecticut Landscape Restoration in Core Forest Areas for an Important Bat Hibernaculum $194,180
The Connecticut Master Woodland Manager Program $245,464
Northeast-Mid-Atlantic Partnership for Forests and Water, a multi-party collaboration to advance science-based restoration of priority forest landscapes and water protection in 13 states. $600,000

GEORGIA

PROJECT NAME FUNDING
Landowner Legacy Phase II: Supporting Education and Outreach to Next Generation Landowners $200,000
Sustainable Wood Sourcing, Healthy Forests, the Well-being of the Rural

SDGs, Targets, and Indicators

  1. SDG 15: Life on Land

    • Target 15.1: By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration, and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains, and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements.
    • Indicator: The article mentions landscape scale restoration projects that aim to restore forests across tribal, state, and private land, which aligns with the target of ensuring the restoration of terrestrial ecosystems.

  2. SDG 13: Climate Action

    • Target 13.1: Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries.
    • Indicator: The article discusses projects aimed at reducing the risk of wildfires and protecting and restoring watersheds, which contribute to strengthening resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards.

  3. SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

    • Target 6.6: By 2020, protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers, and lakes.
    • Indicator: The article mentions projects focused on protecting and restoring watersheds, which align with the target of protecting and restoring water-related ecosystems.

Table: SDGs, Targets, and Indicators

SDGs Targets Indicators
SDG 15: Life on Land Target 15.1: By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration, and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains, and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements. The article mentions landscape scale restoration projects that aim to restore forests across tribal, state, and private land.
SDG 13: Climate Action Target 13.1: Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries. The article discusses projects aimed at reducing the risk of wildfires and protecting and restoring watersheds.
SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation Target 6.6: By 2020, protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers, and lakes. The article mentions projects focused on protecting and restoring watersheds.

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