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Reauthorize

To formally approve a government program or agency for continuation beyond its original expiration date, often allowing it to receive funding for additional years.

Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership program

A federal program that brings together the U.S. Forest Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service to work with private landowners and communities on projects to reduce wildfire risk, improve water quality, and restore healthy ecosystems across landscapes.

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

An agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture that provides technical and financial assistance to farmers, ranchers, and private landowners to help them conserve natural resources on their land.

Forest Service

An agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture that manages national forests and grasslands, providing services like wildfire suppression, recreation, timber production, and wildlife habitat protection.

State forest action plan

A comprehensive strategy developed by each state to guide investment in forestry and conservation efforts, identifying priorities and needs for the state's forests.

Roadless Area Conservation Rule

A Forest Service regulation that generally prohibits road construction and timber harvesting in certain inventoried roadless areas within national forests, aiming to preserve their wilderness characteristics.