February 3, 2023 3:30 a.m.

The Pacific Power Foundation, a nonprofit arm of Pacific Power, is donating more than $164,000 in new grant funding across the three states it serves to support organizations committed to community enhancement and environmental respect.

A release from the utility said this round of grants will underwrite a wide range of efforts that the foundation believes meet critical needs and improve local livability.

Regional Business Manager Sam Carter said, “We are inspired by these organizations, in towns large and small, that are working hard to lift up people in their communities and take care of the environment”. Carter said “It is an honor to support this indispensable work while helping to boost the growth and vitality of vitality of the communities we serve”.

These grants, totaling $15,000, were given to Umpqua Valley organizations:

*Glide Revitalization to help monitor and maintain replanting sites during the local reforestation process as seedlings grow into saplings.

*Phoenix School of Roseburg to support a project where at-risk students get hands-on experience restoring the Rocky Rim Trail in the Rogue Umpqua Divide Wilderness.

*Saving Grace Pet Adoption Center for veterinary equipment to provide care for the growing number of animals at the only animal shelter in Douglas County

The Pacific Power Foundation is part of the PacfiCorp Foundation, one of the largest utility-endowed foundations in the United States.