The Boone Fire has burned 17,328 acres in Fresno County, highlighting the critical need for forest management and mitigating wildfire risks across California.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack emphasized the Biden administration's commitment with an additional $100 million aimed at reducing wildfire risks nationwide.
The Collaborative Wildfire Risk Reduction Program involves local communities and Indigenous tribes in identifying and treating high wildfire risk areas to protect them.
In California alone, $5 million will support forestry projects in Sequoia and Eldorado National Forests, focusing on thinning and prescribed burning for wildfire risk reduction.
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