WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service announced it will invest $16.2 million to restore forests across tribal, state and private lands. These funded projects mark the first time the Forest Service will make Landscape Scale Restoration program grants directly available to federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Native Corporations to restore priority forest landscapes on tribal lands, including trust lands, reservation lands, and other lands owned by tribes. The Forest Service selected 64 proposed projects for fiscal year 2023 to help restore healthy, resilient, climate-adapted forests, including $3 million to restore landscapes on tribal lands. …Forest Service Chief Randy Moore… “These grants are critical for improving the nation’s forests that provide a range of environmental, social, and economic benefits to the American people.” …A complete list of funded projects for Fiscal Year 2023 is available on the Forest Service website.