The Western Forestry Leadership Coalition (WFLC) is charged with overseeing the competitive process that recommends western projects for funding through the USDA Forest Service Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) Competitive Grant program.
In order to facilitate this competition, WFLC has chartered a western LSR grants team, which is charged with overseeing and implementing the annual LSR competitive grant process.
The LSR grants team:
- Facilitates the grant application process
- Scores and provides comments on the grant proposals
- Provides WFLC members with a ranked list of grant proposals recommended for funding
The LSR grants team consists of 12 members. Nominations are solicited from State Foresters and Forest Service regions to ensure equal distribution. Federal representatives include one individual from each of the five State, Private, and Tribal Forestry western regional areas and one individual from the western Research Station. State representatives include six state representatives, which rotate among the 17 members from western states, as well as one Pacific Island Committee Forestry member.
For additional information on the LSR Competitive Grant Process, please contact Leena Visnak at lvisnak@westernforesters.org.