Another one-point-eight-million dollars is funding fire fuels reduction and forest health, while also helping protect water supplies, for the Nevada Irrigation District. One-point-two-million has been awarded by the Sierra Nevada Conservancy. NID will also contribute another half-million dollars. NID Environmental Resources Administrator, Neysa King, says it’ll cover 400 acres near Jackson Meadows Reservoir. It’s part of the Upper Yuba Headwaters Forest Restoration Project….

click to listen to Neysa King

Mastication is a process of grinding, shredding, and crushing wood to a pulp. King is pleased to see more funding being prioritized for prevention and not just suppression…

click to listen to Neysa King

The Sierra Nevada Conservancy notes that Jackson Meadows Reservoir and the 47-thousand acre Upper Middle Fork of the Yuba Watershed is a critical source for a large portion of the water for Nevada County. It says downsizing the fuel loading, through reducing trees per acre from two-thousand to two-hundred, will help retain more water. King says it’s hoped progress of the project will be at least 100 acres per year.