New Wildfire Mitigation Program at MOSS

The University of Idaho’s McCall Outdoor Science School was awarded $455,000 to build a fire mitigation program on the University of Idaho's McCall Field Campus and Ponderosa State Park. Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security Director Col. Bill Shawver presented MOSS Director Steven Hollenhorst and Trudy Anderson with a check during a presentation at the McCall Field Campus Oct. 30.

The grant was from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, passed through BHS to the College of Natural Resources. The funding will be used to reduce fuels, manage vegetation and protect 70 structures on 3,165 acres of the McCall Field Campus and Ponderosa State Park. This funding also will be used to educate Idaho residents how to protect their homes and properties from the risk of wildland fire.

“The Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security is pleased to be able to assist the University of Idaho in obtaining the Pre-Disaster Mitigation grant funds,” said Col. Shawver. “Taking proactive action is the best way to reduce wildfire risk, and these funds will not only reduce the risk in Valley County, but will educate Idahoans across the state on how to reduce their risk.”