State-by-State Accomplishments

Executive Order 13855 directed the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to promote active management of America’s forests and rangelands to improve conditions and reduce wildfire risk. The Order set specific goals for the Department of the Interior (DOI), including:

  • Treating 750,000 acres of DOI-administered lands to reduce fuel loads;
  • Treating 500,000 acres of DOI-administered lands to protect water quality and mitigate severe flooding and erosion risks arising from forest fires;
  • Treating 750,000 acres of DOI-administered lands for native and invasive species;
  • Reducing vegetation giving rise to wildfire conditions through forest health treatments by increasing health treatments as part of DOI's offering for sale 600 million board feet of timber from DOI-administered lands; and
  • Performing maintenance on public roads needed to provide access for emergency services and restoration work.

The following table summarizes the Fiscal Year 2019 accomplishments that align with the requirements of Executive Order 13855. These numbers reflect reporting as of December 30, 2019.

StateReduce Fuel Loads (acres treated)Water Quality & Erosion (acres treated)Invasive Species (acres treated)Timber Sales Offered (million board feet)Public Road Maintenance (miles)
Alabama1,04200043
Alaska46,5220010166
Arizona59,801542,80536930
Arkansas21,1620001,482
California38,8374,1253,298161,157
Colorado25,51213,1556,351121,018
Connecticut10002
Delaware1080008
District of Columbia00001
Florida216,79611,37318,18404,598
Georgia8,741000326
Hawaii5,8384,5898,379062
Idaho213,852750,083610,59921.51,124
Illinois62400060
Indiana3,75000015
Iowa2,37800011
Kansas8,46100023
Kentucky23400012
Louisiana3,106000227
Maine41007.49
Maryland5,79100020
Massachusetts12200024
Michigan2,554000.234
Minnesota41,4650020138
Mississippi5,5833013010.9332
Missouri3,99800087
Montana46,0903,9967,08018.51,897
Nebraska11,31500070
Nevada139,309379,50381,49703,048
New Hampshire00005
New Jersey8800053
New Mexico59,00440016,4473.41,182
New York16600045
North Carolina1,2290001,622
North Dakota16,652000951
Ohio000012
Oklahoma14,077000110
Oregon132,500142,417103,358303.33,818
Pennsylvania1913130049
Puerto Rico3002510025
Rhode Island0138,809005
South Carolina3,9793,78700149
South Dakota12,58012,0740097
Tennessee3,4060313078
Texas30,78402,7630.11,699
Utah124,587086,2160.31,578
Vermont00003
Virginia3,744000572
Virgin Islands00003
Washington15,8490959228333
West Virginia800004
Wisconsin5,7690067.629
Wyoming81,741078,27652,124
Unaffiliated*000014,749
TOTAL1,419,7591,465,2301,026,826750.346,219

* Work not reported by specific states.

Data Sources

Reduce Fuel Loads (acres treated)
Includes all reported on-the-ground accomplishments (except wildfires) from the Hazardous Fuels Reduction Module of the National Fire Plan Operations Reporting System1.

Water Quality & Erosion (acres treated)
Includes all reported on-the-ground accomplishments tracked by acre from the Restoration and Rehabilitation Module of the National Fire Plan Operations Reporting System1.

Invasive Species (acres treated)
Includes chemical, preventive mulching, preventive seeding treatment type accomplishments reported in the Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Restoration and Rehabilitation modules of the National Fire Plan Operations Reporting System1.

Timber Sales Offered (million board feet)
Includes board feet of timber offered for sale tracked by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Land Management forestry programs.

Public Road Maintenance (miles)
Summarizes annual road maintenance activities provided by each DOI bureau resulting from a comprehensive data call.

1 The National Fire Plan Operations Reporting System is a Federal interagency database for reporting and tracking fuels management, post-fire emergency stabilization, and burned area rehabilitation projects across the country.

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