Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-02-04 — Western Wildfire Support Act of 2025: cross-connection with western-wildfire-support-act: Overlapping focus on post-fire land stabilization and restoration funding authorities. (novelty: 2)
- 2025-12-16 — Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act of 2025: cross-connection with southwest-ecological-restoration-institute-utah: Adaptive ecosystem management research from the institute would inform post-disaster reforestation and restoration approaches. (novelty: 2)
- 2026-03-17 — North Rim Restoration Act: cross-connection with north-rim-restoration-act: Both address federal authorities and procedures for restoring public lands following wildfire and other natural disasters. (novelty: 3)
- 2026-03-17 — Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Act: Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Act would direct Interior to establish a program identifying covered federal and Indian lands needing reforestation after unplanned disturbances (where natural regeneration is unlikely), prioritize projects annually, and authorize grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements — including for seed and seedling supply — to carry out restoration. (novelty: 3)