According to the Texas Forest Service, there is a new grant available. This is a cost-share reimbursement grant for private Texas landowners to protect surrounding communities at risk of wildfire through accepted mechanical fuel reduction.
Practices
Create defensible space and/or fuel breaks with hand cutting tools, chainsaws, chippers, and/or forestry mulcher/masticator.
Eligibility
Landowners in the indicated 33 Central Texas counties :
Austin, Bastrop (partial), Bell (partial), Brazos, Brown, Burleson, Coke, Coleman, Colorado, Concho, Ector, Fayette, Glasscock, Grimes, Irion, Kimble, Lampasas, Lee, Llano, Madison, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, Midland, Mills, Runnels, San Saba, Sterling, Tom Green, Travis (partial), Waller, Washington, and Williamson (partial) counties.
Application
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