EASTERN OREGON — More than $7.4 million to support removal and transport of 417,308 tons of low-value trees and woody debris from national forests to processing facilities is being allocated to Eastern Oregon forests. The allocation includes a critical $4.6 million award to support the forest products industry in Grant County. Two other projects are in or near Wallowa County, Oregon’s US Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Friday, Sept. 19. This $7.4 million investment from the U.S. Forest Service’s Hazardous Fuels Transportation Assistance Program will be distributed as follows: Heartwood Biomass Inc. in Wallowa: $773,031; Boise Cascade Wood Products LLC in Elgin: $385,138; Iron Triangle LLC in John Day: $4,665,063;Dodge Logging Inc. in Maupin: $648,000; Gilchrist Forest Products LLC in Gilchrist: $588,648; Rude Logging LLC in John Day: $410,748.