EAP Successes
Investing in Rural Communities and Forest Health in the West: Examples of the USDA Forest Service Economic Action Programs (EAP)
 The report “Investing in Rural Communities and Forest Health in the West: Examples of USDA Forest Service Economic Action Programs” (PDF, 42 pages) provides stories to capture the many ways that EAP provides needed grants and assistance for example:
- New wood product development from restoration by-products and small diameter material;
- Marketing research for forest-based micro-businesses in communities adjacent to public lands;
- Workforce training to create restoration-based jobs in rural communities;
- Establish viable post and pole facilities;
- The “fuels to schools” program to save energy costs for public schools and utilize restoration by-products;
- Conducting community wildfire risk assessment and defensible space planning and creating Fire Safe Councils;
- Community Wildfire Protection Plans.
To learn more about the Forest Service EAP, as well as other programs under the State & Private Forestry branch of the Forest Service, visit the website at: http://www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/
Other related links:
Back to PRC Home Page | Read Sucess Stories posted on the PRC website |
PARTNERING WITH THE FOREST SERVICE
