Innovative Finance Model Accelerates Forest Restoration
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Nathalie Woolworth, USDA Forest Service Conservation Finance Program with guest author Zach Knight, Blue Forest Conservation July 9th, 2020 at 1:00PM The Forest Resilience Bond enables private capital to cover the upfront costs of implementing forest health treatments. North Yuba Forest Partnership Photo/Alex Boesch The USDAForest Service manages 193 million acres of forests and grasslands, 58 million of which are in need of restoration. Forest Service scientist are doing this by thinning and conducting prescribed burning that restores natural tree density, improves forest health and mitigates wildfire risk. Restoration of...