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Innovative Finance Model Accelerates Forest Restoration

July 09, 2020 Nathalie Woolworth, USDA Forest Service Conservation Finance Program with guest author Zach Knight, Blue Forest Conservation

The USDA Forest Service manages 193 million acres of forests and grasslands, 58 million of which are in need of restoration. Forest Service scientist are doing this by thinning and conducting prescribed burning that restores natural tree density, improves forest health and mitigates wildfire risk.

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