State & Private Forestry

State Foresters deliver a number of USDA programs aimed at assisting private landowners in managing their forested lands as well as protecting those lands from insects, fire and disease.  The following links provide a variety of brief descriptions and appropriations figures for the various programs under the S&PF branch of the Forest Service, the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Cooperative State Research, Education & Extension Service.

USDA Forest Service S&PF Programs

Forest Health Management (Federal Lands Forest Health Management)
Cooperative Lands Forest Health Management

Cooperative Fire Protection
State Fire Assistance
Volunteer Fire Assistance

Cooperative Forestry
(includes Landowner Assistance Programs)
Forest Stewardship Program (FSP)
Stewardship Incentives Program (SIP)
Forest Legacy
Urban & Community Forestry (U&CF)
Economic Action Program (EAP)
Pacific Northwest Assistance

International Forestry

Other USDA Programs Supported by the State Foresters

Forest Inventory & Analysis
Forestry Incentives Program
Cooperative State Research, Education & Extension Service
USDA Forest Service Research