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Wildfire Resilience Through Grazing Research Act
3/14/2025, 3:38 AM
Summary of Bill S 602
The bill recognizes the important role that ungulates, such as deer, elk, and bison, play in maintaining healthy ecosystems through their grazing habits. By supporting research and development in this area, the legislation seeks to improve the management of grazing lands in order to prevent and reduce the severity of wildfires, as well as to promote the recovery of land that has been affected by fire.
Overall, Bill 119 s 602 aims to address the growing threat of wildfires in the United States by focusing on the role of ungulate grazing in land management. By supporting research and development in this area, the bill seeks to improve the resilience of ecosystems and reduce the impact of wildfires on communities and natural resources.
Congressional Summary of S 602
Wildfire Resilience Through Grazing Research Act
This bill expands the high-priority research and extension areas at the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to include the research and development of ungulate grazing land management techniques to promote wildfire mitigation, fuel reduction, and post-fire recovery. (An ungulate is a hooved grazing mammal.)
Specifically, the bill allows USDA to provide grants to land-grant institutions for supporting the research and development of wildfire-related ungulate grazing land management techniques that improve soil health and are compatible with activities that protect against adverse environmental effects. This includes compatibility with activities that protect against the spread of invasive plant species and disease, soil erosion, water quality degradation, and watershed degradation.
The grants to land-grant universities may also be used to disseminate information to public and private landowners, land managers, and livestock owners regarding these wildfire-related grazing land management techniques and compatible activities.
