Oregon Forestry Department Invests $10 Million in County Forest Projects

Medford Klamath Falls, OR, October 14, 2026 —

The Oregon Department of Forestry is investing $10 million in forest health projects across Douglas, Grant, Jackson, and Josephine counties. The initiatives are intended to reduce wildfire risk and improve landscape resilience, with work planned across more than 6,400 acres.

Jackson and Josephine counties are set to receive approximately $4.85 million for fuel reduction and prescribed fire work. The summary of the investment does not provide a breakdown of funding between those two counties or identify specific projects in Douglas and Grant counties.

The department’s investment covers projects in four counties, while the stated acreage indicates the overall scale of the planned treatments. The information provided does not specify how the acreage is divided among counties, what treatment methods will be used beyond the fuel reduction and prescribed fire work identified for Jackson and Josephine counties, or when the projects are expected to begin or finish.

Details about the individual project locations, contractors or other project partners were not provided. The information also does not describe how the remaining portion of the $10 million investment will be allocated, or whether it will support work in particular counties or treatment types.

The stated goals are to lower wildfire risk and strengthen landscape resilience. No additional project outcomes, monitoring plans, or estimates of the expected effects were included in the available summary.

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