Following Rosen Efforts, Nevada to Receive More Than $1 Million to Support Sagebrush Habitats

LAS VEGAS, NV - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced that she helped secure more than $1 million in federal funding to protect and restore sagebrush habitats across Nevada, which will reduce wildfire risk and support regional outdoor recreation economies. This comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which Senator Rosen helped write and pass. It also follows Senator Rosen's bipartisan push to allocate significant funding from the law toward sagebrush ecosystem restoration in the American West.

"For Western states like Nevada, sagebrush ecosystem restoration is critical for mitigating wildfire risk and safeguarding biodiversity," said Senator Rosen. "I pushed for funding to support sagebrush habitats, and I'm thrilled to announce more than a million in funding to do just that. This funding will help reduce the risk of wildfires, protect critical habitats, and preserve our public lands."

Senator Rosen has been a champion for Nevada's public lands. As part of the Great American Outdoors Act, she secured permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). Last year, Senator Rosen led a bipartisan letter that successfully secured millions of dollars for Nevada through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support sagebrush and other western ecosystem restoration. Earlier this year, the bipartisan Fire Ready Nation Act that Senator Rosen backed advanced out of committee to improve and support wildfire and smoke related readiness and response.

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