Disaster Relief Funding
The USDA Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest has been allocated $291.2 million in disaster relief supplemental funding to address damage caused by the wildfires, floods, and extreme weather events the region experienced in 2019, 2020 and 2021. The funds will go to priority road and bridge repair, hazardous material/waste removal, watershed restoration, and other critical recovery needs on National Forest lands.
The Umatilla National Forest received a total of $4.6 million in disaster relief. Funds will be utilized for projects planned into 2025. View more detailed information about the Winter Flood Damage and Repair on the Walla Walla and Pomeroy Ranger Districts and the North Fork John Day Ranger District.
2022 Umatilla National Forest Funded Projects
- Replace/repair Pomeroy District tree cooler system
- Contract reconstruction of SF Walla Walla trail between Harris Park and USFS boundary.
- Forest Service Road 54
- Flood repair: temporary repairs, planning, clearances, and analysis
- Flood repair design
- Flood repair construction
- Forest Service Road 32
- Flood repairs and bridge repairs
- Forest Service Road 47 system flood repairs
- Tucannon Campground - 2 culvert replacement (upgrade fish passage), re-gravel/blade/brush campground loop road, gravel parking spurs/pads plus 2 larger open sites, revegetation.
- Tucannon Riverbank stabilization along Forest Service Road 47 near Beaver and Watson Lakes.
- Design and Planning for Little Tucannon Bridge and river restoration.
- Little Tucannon River restoration implementation.
Disaster Relief Assistance across the Pacific Northwest Region
The USDA Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest has been allocated $291.2 million in disaster relief supplemental funding to address damage caused by the wildfires, floods, and extreme weather events the region experienced in 2019, 2020 and 2021. The funds will go to priority road and bridge repair, hazardous material/waste removal, watershed restoration, and other critical recovery needs on National Forest lands.
The funding is a share of the $1.36 billion of supplemental appropriations provided to the Forest Service through the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act of 2021. The act provided a total of $28.6 billion in new supplemental appropriations for disaster relief recovery to federal agencies.
Total Disaster Relief Allocations to the Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest
| Agency | Oregon in Millions | Washington in Millions | Total |
| National Forests, use on National Forests | $254.6 | $18.1 | $272.7 |
| Pacific Northwest Research Station | $2.1 | $1.4 | $3.5 |
| State & Private Forestry Programs | $6.0 | $9.0 | $15 |
| Total | $262.7 | $28.5 | $291.2 |
Forest Service disaster fund allocations in Oregon
| Oregon | Funding In Millions |
| Deschutes | $1.4 |
| Fremont – Winema | $32.0 |
| Malheur | $0.9 |
| Mt. Hood | $76.5 |
| Rogue River – Siskiyou | $30.4 |
| Umatilla | $2.8 |
| Umpqua | $30.3 |
| Willamette | $78.6 |
| Regional Office | $1.7 |
| Pacific Northwest Research Station | $2.1 |
| For State & Private Forestry | $6.0 |
| Total | $262.7 |
Forest Service disaster fund allocations in Washington
| Washington | Funding In Millions |
| Colville | $1.1 |
| Gifford Pinchot | $0.8 |
| Mt Baker Snoqualmie | $0.8 |
| Olympic | $1.7 |
| Okanogan-Wenatchee | $11.25 |
| Umatilla | $1.8 |
| Regional Office | $0.65 |
| Pacific Northwest Research Station | $1.4 |
| For State & Private Forestry | $9.0 |
| Total | $28.5 |