Ahead of the spring wildfire season, the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection’s Forest Fire Service announced $90,000 in grants to 22 communities statewide to support wildfire risk-reduction projects, part of the Sherrill administration’s mission to protect New Jersey communities from lengthening wildfire seasons amid a changing climate.

In Southern Ocean County, grant recipients include Barnegat Township, for Brighton at Barnegat Firewise Association, $3,500; Four Seasons at Mirage…