Shawnee Resource Conservation

This Project Will Use These Funds to Contract With the Southern Illinois Prescribe Burn Association to Coordinate the Prescribed Burn Program on Private Lands That Intermingle With or Near the Shawnee National Forest. the Program Consists of Burning Approximately 7,500 Acres and Preparing Another 6,000 Acres for Burning. the Funds Would Be Used for Prescribed Fire Training, Prescribed Fire Practitioner Trainings, Conducting Firewise Home Assessments, and Coordination With Local Fire Departments. by Law, These Projects Are Required to Benefit Nearby or Adjoining Federal Lands. Treatment of Private Lands and Educating Landowners and Communities of Wildfire Risk Mitigation and Prevention Is Crucial to Protecting the Nation's Forests. This Is a Multi-year Project as the Work Can't All Be Accomplished in a Single Year Due to the Planning, Partnership, and Seasonal Work Required and Limited Staff Capacity.