BACKGROUND

In May 2023 the University of Montana was selected to lead one of the first-ever Regional Innovation Engine awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF). UM’s project is designed to advance precision forestry and rangeland technologies in communities in Montana and Idaho.  The FARTHER Knowledge Institute is the 501c3 resulting from that award and is committed to committed to achieving the goal of driving economic resilience to communities that are dependent on forests and rangelands in the face of increasing natural disasters of fire, floods and drought.