Rogue Siskiyou Regional Training Center

The 31.5 acre property has been fenced and secured. During 2024 an excavator was leased which was equipped to move heavy logs, cement, and brush, clearing the site for construction activities; property access roads were also further developed. All site development labor was donated by members of the RSR board of directors. Retained 2023 grant funds were applied as well as 2024 grant funding for this activity.

RSR board of directors along with assistance from the project development and management consultant continued to update and implement a strategic development plan that included extensive education and outreach activities both in the State of Oregon as well as in Washington DC with legislators and decision makers in natural resources and community response programs for wildfire management and suppression activities. A dynamic website was designed and utilized for broader education and outreach as well as for focused introduction of the program during outreach activities. This work was funded by 2023 retained grant funds ($124,000) as well as 2024 funds ( obtained for outreach activities.