The Hardwood Initiative Cost-Share Program provides cost share to private landowners (individuals, companies, LLCs, NGOs) who complete eligible hardwood management practices as recommended by a DOF forester. Cost share will be 75% of the cost, not to exceed the following per-acre limits:
- Competing Vegetation Control (native or invasive) – $100*
- Crop Tree Release – $140*
- Mid-story removal – $175*
- Prescribed Burning (including firebreak installment) – $35*
- Stand Marking – $57*
- Timber Stand Improvement – $175*
*per-acre
In addition to the per-acre limits, the hardwood initiative cost share has a 5-acre minimum and a maximum of 100 acres per tract, per landowner, per year.
To learn whether any of these practices are right for your forest, consult your local DOF forester.
Additional Resources
| Image | Title | ID | Description | Content Type | View | hf:tax:document-category | hf:tax:Media |
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 | Hardwood Initiative Cost-Share Program – Cost Assistance for Hardwood Management | FT0071 | Forestry topic information sheet provides information about Department of Forestry’s Hardwood Initiative Cost-Share Program, who is eligible and what qualifies for cost share. | Publication | View | financial-assistance-forest-management forest-management | publication |
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