**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** FIRE MOSSES GROW ON SOIL FOLLOWING FOREST FIRE, PROTECTING SOIL AND IMPROVING HYDROLOGY. WE WILL FOCUS ON DEVELOPMENT OF METHODS TO GROW THESE MOSSES ON DEMAND, EMBED THEM IN PELLETS THAT MAY BE ADDED TO BURNED SOIL, AND DETERMINE THEIR ABILITY TO SERVE AS A PROBIOTIC FOR BURNED SOILS BY SUPPORTING BENEFICIAL MICROBES. OUR HOPE IS THAT DELIVERY OF MOSSES PELLETS AFTER A FIRE WILL BE AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO BOOST SOIL HEALTH AND PROMOTE THE RECOVERY OF BURNED ECOSYSTEMS.