FEDERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATES $100 MILLION TO EXPAND WORK ON WILDFIRE CRISIS : INCLUDES THREE NATIONAL FORESTS IN CALIFORNIA — AND SHOULD HELP KEEP ONE CALIFORNIA MILL ALIVE
The Federal Government has announced 21 new projects across the country that total $100 million in the aggregate. Three of the projects are in California national forests: ONE: El Dorado National Forest, Georgetown Divide — $5 million for fuels reduction, fuel breaks and prescribed burning. TWO: Tahoe National Forest: $5 million for an unnamed project…