Texas A&M Forest Service awarded $155,000 to Central Texas landowners for wildfire mitigation practices through the Mechanical Fuel Reduction Grant program this spring. The cost-share reimbursement grant offers financial assistance to Central Texas landowners to reduce the risk of home loss to wildfire through fuel reduction practices, including hand-cut and mulching treatments. โThe Mechanical Fuel Reduction Grant helps landowners take proactive measures that will help protect their homes, land and community,โ said Victoria Wenkman, Texas A&M Forest Service community resilience program specialist. โPrivate landowners and local fire departments are the first lines of defense against wildfire. Creating fuel breaks and defensible spaces on their own properties can help reduce the risk and severity of wildfires.โ
