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Summit County Utah - Summit County receives grant for watershed restoration and fuel reduction projects 31 May 2022 ( news )
Summit County , state Utah ( By Press Release office)
May 31,2022
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$4 . 6 million allocated to Summit County Watershed Restoration and Fuel Reduction Projects
Summit County , Utah ( May 31 , 2022 ) — On May 19 , 2022
Utah’s Watershed Restoration Initiative ( WRI )
awarded $4 . 6 million dollars in grant funding for seven major watershed restoration and fuel reduction projects impacting Summit County . This funding will help support the restoration of the Weber Watershed which is the source of clean water for 700 , 000 people and home to wildlife that are dependent on healthy forests .
“These are true private - public partnerships working cross - boundary and interagency to accomplish common goals in wildfire fuels reduction and watershed restoration , ” Summit County Public Lands Manager Jess Kirby said . “In the face of a changing climate , projects like these are necessary to promote wildfire adaptive communities and resilient forests for future generations and the natural systems that rely on them . Ensuring the viability of our watersheds is crucial to maintaining a healthy future for Utah’s natural resources . ”
Project locations range from Parley ' s Summit and Weber Canyon to the Provo River watershed and the north slope of the Uintas . All projects will be funded July 1 , 2022 and completed by June 30 , 2023 .
Funding Allotments by Project:
$3 . 2K Public Land Wildfire Fuel Reduction - USFS , State and Basin Recreation Open Space
$680K Stream Restoration - Weber River , East Canyon Creek , McLeod Creek , Chalk Creek
$520K Community Cost Share Wildfire Fuel Reductions Programs:
$264K Pinebrook Masters Association
$105K Summit Park HOA
$150K Weber Canyon
$150K Weed Abatement and Amphibian Monitoring
$60K Summit County Green Energy Biomass Facility Analysis
$36K Staffing and Project Management
Thank you to the following organizations for their collaboration and support to secure grant funding: Uinta - Wasatch Cache National Forest , Utah Shared Stewardship , Utah Forestry , Fire and State Lands , Utah Department of Wildlife Resources , Salt Lake Public Utilities , Utah Department of Agriculture and Farming , Weber Pathways , Ogden City , Utah Division of Water Quality , Utah Habitat Council , United States Air Force , Natural Resources Conservation Service , Bonneville Environmental Foundation , National Fish & Wildlife Foundation , Utah Department of Transportation , Basin Recreation , Sageland Collaborative , Trout Unlimited , The Hogle Zoo , Weber River Partnership , Pinebrook HOA , Summit Park HOA , and Alpine Acres HOA .
Utah’s Watershed Restoration Initiative ( WRI )
is partnership - based and maintains a goal to improve high - priority watersheds throughout the state of Utah . Now in its fifteenth year , WRI focuses on improving three ecosystem values: 1 ) watershed health and biological diversity , 2 ) water quality and yield , and 3 ) opportunities for sustainable uses of natural resources .
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