Over $200,000 Will Fund Projects
August 14, 2011 12:43 PM 
The Ravalli County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) has funded 11 projects for 2012. The projects were submitted to benefit National Forest System land and ecosystems in the valley.
The projects must meet certain standards and at least 50 percent of the funds are for restoration of streams and watersheds, or road projects. RAC was established 11 years ago by the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act.
The projects are on Bitterroot National Forest land and private land., according to public affairs officer Tod McKay.
The committee includes a wide variety of local citizens who look over the proposals and make the monetary decisions.
This year, 15 projects were submitted. Eleven were selected. Total money allocated is $214,000. RAC is also committed to improving collaborative relationships with other organizations. For instance, some of the funding is going to a wide-ranging study of elk and mountain sheep in the south end of the valley.
The new projects are:
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