Forest health financial assistance programs are offered to assist landowners and forest managers in Virginia as they manage their trees and land, and to benefit forests in Virginia overall.
Pine Bark Beetle Prevention Assistance Programs
The southern pine beetle is a destructive native insect that threatens pine forests. Good forest management practices like thinning can help reduce losses from this insect. There are currently three cost-share programs available through the Pine Bark Beetle Prevention Cost-Share Program. All programs exist to offer incentives to landowners and loggers for specific forest management projects aimed at improving the health of managed pine stands in Virginia.
Learn more about Pine Bark Beetle Prevention Assistance Programs.
Forest Pest Treatment Cost-Share Programs
Treating trees for destructive non-native insects increases the chance of preserving genetic material for tree species throughout the state. The Emerald Ash Borer and Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Treatment Cost-Share Programs can help landowners and organizations offset treatment costs of trees on their property. Click the links below for program-specific requirements and information on how to apply.
Emerald Ash Borer Treatment Cost-Share Program
Treating ash trees for this destructive non-native insect increases the chance of preserving genetic material of ash trees throughout the state. The Emerald Ash Borer Treatment Cost-Share Program can help landowners and organizations offset up to 50% of costs for treatment of ash trees through stem injections with emamectin benzoate insecticide.
Learn more about the Emerald Ash Borer Treatment Cost-Share Program.
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Treatment Cost-Share Program
The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Treatment Cost-Share Program can help landowners and organizations offset treatment costs for eastern and Carolina hemlock trees on their property. This program will reimburse up to 100% of imidacloprid or dinotefuran insecticide treatment costs, either performed by the landowner or a certified arborist.
Learn more about the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Treatment Cost-Share Program.
A variety of financial assistance programs are available through DOF and partner agencies for forest management activities to improve forest health.
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Additional Resources
| Image | Title | ID | Description | Content Type | View | hf:tax:document-category | hf:tax:document-tags | hf:tax:Media |
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 | Ash Tree Management – Dealing with the Emerald Ash Borer Invasion | FT0035 | Forestry topic information sheet provides information about managing your ash trees during a time when the emerald ash borer is invading, including options for your property and possible biological controls being used. | Publication | View | financial-assistance-urban-and-community-forestry financial-assistance-forest-health forest-health urban-and-community-forestry | emerald-ash-borer eabt-program forestry-topics landowner-resources | publication |
 | Cost-Share/AMP Project Amendment | 3.11 | Form | View | finance financial-assistance financial-assistance-forest-management financial-assistance-water-quality financial-assistance-forest-health forest-health forest-management water-quality | cost-share-programs eabt-program grant-programs lpfct-program lpr-program pct-program rt-program | form | |
 | Emerald Ash Borer Cost-Share Program – Cost Assistance for Protecting Ash Trees | FT0032 | Forestry topic information sheet provides information about the Emerald Ash Borer Cost-Share Program for protecting ash trees, including the requirements and treatments covered by the program. | Publication | View | financial-assistance-urban-and-community-forestry financial-assistance-forest-health forest-health urban-and-community-forestry | emerald-ash-borer eabt-program forestry-topics | publication |
 | Emerald Ash Borer Program | Learn more about the ash treatment financial assistance program and to see the work that has been done so far. | StoryMap | View | financial-assistance-forest-health financial-assistance-urban-and-community-forestry forest-health urban-and-community-forestry | emerald-ash-borer eabt-program insects | storymap | |
 | Emerald Ash Borer Program – Application Process and Information | Document provides guidance through the application process for the Emerald Ash Borer Treatment Cost-Share Program offering financial assistance for treating ash trees. | Document | View | financial-assistance-forest-health financial-assistance-urban-and-community-forestry forest-health urban-and-community-forestry | cost-share-programs emerald-ash-borer eabt-program | document | |
| Emerald Ash Borer Program Cost-Share Application | 6.05 | Form | View | financial-assistance-forest-health financial-assistance-urban-and-community-forestry forest-health urban-and-community-forestry | cost-share-programs emerald-ash-borer eabt-program | form | |
| Emerald Ash Borer Program Cost-Share Application – Supplement | 6.05-S | Form | View | financial-assistance-forest-health financial-assistance-urban-and-community-forestry forest-health urban-and-community-forestry | cost-share-programs emerald-ash-borer eabt-program | form | |
| Forestry Cost-Share or Grant Program Certification of Work Completed | 3.09 | Form | View | finance financial-assistance-water-quality financial-assistance-forest-health financial-assistance financial-assistance-forest-management forest-health forest-management water-quality | cost-share-programs grant-programs lpfct-program lpr-program pct-program | form | |
 | From the Brink! The Effort to Restore Virginia’s Native Longleaf Pine – 2014 Status Report | P00212 | Report provides a brief history of longleaf pine in Virginia, the original range of longleaf pine, longleaf and fire, the search for native longleaf pine, the case for conserving and restoring Virginia’s longleaf pine, the importance of Northern-source seedlings for longleaf pine restoration, seed collection and seedling production, orchard development, where we are restoring longleaf pine, special programs available to promote the restoration effort, and future goals and challenges. Printed copies available. | Publication | View | financial-assistance-forest-health forest-health | diminished-species longleaf-pine lpr-program species-restoration | publication |
 | Hemlock Tree Management – Protection from the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid | FT0063 | Forestry topic information sheet discusses treatment options to protect hemlock trees from the damaging hemlock woolly adelgid. | Publication | View | financial-assistance-forest-health financial-assistance-urban-and-community-forestry forest-health urban-and-community-forestry | forestry-topics hemlock-woolly-adelgid hemlock-woolly-adelgid-treatment-cost-share-program insects | publication |
 | Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Soil Drench Treatment | Video on how to treat hemlock trees using the soil drench method. | Video | View | financial-assistance-forest-health financial-assistance-urban-and-community-forestry forest-health urban-and-community-forestry | hemlock-woolly-adelgid hemlock-woolly-adelgid-treatment-cost-share-program insects | video | |
 | Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Treatment Cost-Share Program – Application Process and Information | Document provides guidance through the application process for the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Treatment Cost-Share Program offering financial assistance for treating hemlock trees. | Document | View | financial-assistance-forest-health financial-assistance-urban-and-community-forestry forest-health urban-and-community-forestry | cost-share-programs hemlock-woolly-adelgid hemlock-woolly-adelgid-treatment-cost-share-program | document | |
| Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Treatment Cost-Share Program Application | 6.07 | Application form to be completed to apply for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Treatment Cost-Share Program. | Form | View | financial-assistance-forest-health financial-assistance-urban-and-community-forestry forest-health urban-and-community-forestry | hemlock-woolly-adelgid hemlock-woolly-adelgid-treatment-cost-share-program | form |
| Multiple Landowners Supplement | 3.10 | Form | View | finance financial-assistance financial-assistance-forest-management financial-assistance-water-quality financial-assistance-forest-health forest-health forest-management water-quality | cost-share-programs eabt-program grant-programs hemlock-woolly-adelgid-treatment-cost-share-program lpfct-program lpr-program pct-program rt-program | form | |
| Pine Bark Beetle Prevention Program Logger Incentive Cost-Share Application | 6.03 | Form | View | financial-assistance-forest-health forest-health | cost-share-programs lpfct-program logger-resources pine-bark-beetle southern-pine-beetle | form | |
| Pine Bark Beetle Prevention Program Longleaf Pine Restoration Cost-Share Application | 6.01 | Form | View | financial-assistance-forest-health forest-health | cost-share-programs lpr-program pine-bark-beetle pre-commercial-thinning southern-pine-beetle thinning | form | |
| Pine Bark Beetle Prevention Program Pre-Commercial Thinning Cost-Share Application | 6.02 | Form | View | financial-assistance-forest-health forest-health | cost-share-programs pine-bark-beetle pre-commercial-thinning pct-program southern-pine-beetle thinning | form | |
 | Protect Your Pine Forest | P00114 | Brochure educates landowners on options available to help maintain healthy pine forests and prevent bark beetle damage including cost-sharing pre-commercial thinning and cost-sharing longleaf pine restoration. Printed copies available. | Publication | View | financial-assistance-forest-health forest-health | cost-share-programs forest-health-impacts landowner-resources pine-management timber-harvesting | publication |
 | Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification (Virginia Dept. of Accounts) | W-9 | Form | View | finance financial-assistance-water-quality financial-assistance-fire-and-emergency-response financial-assistance-forest-management financial-assistance-urban-and-community-forestry financial-assistance-forest-health fire-and-emergency-response forest-health forest-management urban-and-community-forestry water-quality | cost-share-programs eabt-program firewise-virginia-community-hazard-mitigation-grant-program grant-programs hemlock-woolly-adelgid-treatment-cost-share-program lpfct-program lpr-program pct-program rt-program throwing-shade-va-program va-trees-for-clean-water-program volunteer-fire-assistance-grant-program | form |
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