Missoula, MT – The National Forest Foundation (NFF) is pleased to announce the receipt of a $349,140 grant from the Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC). The grant was awarded on Thursday March 13, 2014 and will support forest thinning and prescribed fire to help restore the forest to a more natural condition resulting in reduced risks of large catastrophic fire, improved habitat conditions and a healthier watershed. Treatments will occur on 291 acres of the 2,621 acre project area, located on USFS land on the Sagehen Creek Field Station approximately 10 miles north of Truckee. This grant was one of four announced by SNC on Thursday.

The Tahoe National Forest, where this work will occur, is one of the NFF’s Treasured Landscapes conservation campaign sites. This national campaign is addressing large-scale restoration projects on 14 National Forest sites across the country. On the Tahoe, the NFF in partnership with the Forest Service and community partners, is working to restore forest health, improve the Truckee River, remove invasive species, and create sustainable recreation opportunities.

“We are very pleased to receive this generous funding from the Sierra Nevada Conservancy,” said Vance Russell, the NFF’s Director of California Programs. “We have an ambitious set of restoration goals on the Tahoe, and this funding will enable our partners to accomplish a significant amount of important work on this incredible forest.”

The NFF works with local conservation organizations to amplify its impact and accomplish on-the-ground restoration work.