{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://salinas.house.gov/media/press-releases/salinas-celebrates-us-forest-service-grants-salem-oregon-department-forestry", "Salinas Celebrates U.S. Forest Service Grants to Salem, Oregon Department of Forestry", "2023-09-15", "2023", "2023-09", "Democrat", "House", "OR", "Andrea Salinas", "S001226", "salinas.house.gov", "salinas", "https://salinas.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, U.S. House Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) announced that the United States Department of Agriculture\u2019s (USDA) Forest Service will award two essential grants for Oregon\u2019s Sixth District: $1 million to the City of Salem, and $22,857,196 to the Oregon Department of Forestry. These grants will be used to help plant and maintain more trees, combat extreme heat and climate change, and improve access to green spaces in our communities.\n\n\u201cMaking our communities more resilient to climate change is existentially important, and I\u2019m proud to see more funding coming to Oregon that will help us accomplish that goal,\u201d said Rep. Salinas. \u201cThanks to these investments, the City of Salem and Oregon Department of Forestry will be able to plant more trees and expand our green spaces. I am also glad to learn that native trees grown in Oregon nurseries will be prioritized. All in all, these grants represent a win not only for greener cities and healthier people, but also for Oregon\u2019s vital nursery industry and our state\u2019s economy as a whole.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe\u2019re incredibly grateful to Congresswoman Salinas for fighting for our community and for her work to curb the catastrophic effects of climate change. These funds will be instrumental in helping our local efforts,\u201d said Salem Mayor Chris Hoy.\n\nStudies show that trees in communities are associated with improved physical and mental health, lower average temperatures during extreme heat, and increased food security, and create new economic opportunities. This historic funding will help the Forest Service support projects that increase tree cover in disadvantaged communities, provide equitable access to the benefits of nature, and deliver tangible economic and ecological benefits to urban and Tribal communities in Oregon and across the country.\n\nTo learn more about this funding opportunity, click here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://salinas.house.gov/media/press-releases/salinas-celebrates-us-forest-service-grants-salem-oregon-department-forestry"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5758327208459377, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}