Funding available for projects benefiting Forest Service lands

A regional federal advisory committee that reviews and recommends projects for funding to the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Supervisor is accepting proposals for the first time in about two years.

The Forest Service announced last week that the Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) for Southwest Montana has approximately $460,000 to award to projects that seek to improve Forest Service lands.

Projects requirements are specific. They must focus on roads and trails, infrastructure maintenance, soil and forest ecosystem health, watershed restoration, maintenance and improvement of wildlife and fish habitat, control of noxious weeds, or re-establishment of native species, according to a news release.