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Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District – RivCoParks – has received a $1.7 million grant from the CAL Fire California Climates Wildfire Prevention Program.
CAL Fire provides funding for local projects and activities that reduce the risk of wildfires, according to a statement on the county’s website.
Those activities include hazardous fuel reduction, fire prevention planning and fire prevention reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving regional air quality.
“Collaboration between CAL-FIRE and RivCoParks is essential to preserving our natural landscapes, combining expertise in fire prevention and conservation to protect both communities and ecosystems from the devastating impacts of wildfires,” said Supervisor Karen Spiegel in the statement.
The grant will reduce the frequency and potential of wildfires in the Santa Ana River bottom, according to the statement.
