Kirk Hanson (360) 316-9317. Technical & Financial Assistance Programs for Small Forest Landowners.

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Kirk Hanson (360)

Technical & Financial Assistance Programs for Small Forest Landowners

Technical Assistance

Financial Assistance

Fundable Practices Planting trees & shrubs Pruning Wildlife habitat enhancement Small business feasibility study Small business start-up costs On-farm research & development Alternative energy Forest road repair Bird boxes Wetland restoration/creation Fish habitat enhancement Riparian restoration Development rights

Types of $$$ Assistance Cost-share Conservation Easements Grants Loans

Cost-share Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) – NRCS Timber stand improvement Wildlife habitat enhancement Family Forest Fish Passage Program (FFFPP) – DNR Fish blockage removal, replacement Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) – CD/FSA Riparian restoration

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Timber Stand Improvement Pre-commercial thinning Inter/Under-planting Pruning Increasing species diversity Root rot mitigation Remove invasives Stand release Forest slash treatment Reforestation

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Planting fruit & nut trees/shrubs Bird boxes Snags and downed logs Habitat piles Increasing tree/shrub diversity Elk forage Streamside planting

EQIP Scenario # years 1.Forest management plan: $1,300 2.Pre-commercial thinning: $216/acre 3.Replant gaps 1.Site prep: $209/acre 2.Planting trees: $ Post-plant weed control: $ Seedling release: $135.50/acre 5.Replant margins with wildlife trees/shrubs 1.Site prep: $209/acre 2.Planting trees/shrubs: $ Invasive species control & replant 1.Hand slash invasives: $209/acre 2.Site prep for planting: $135/acre 7.Fencing: $3.49/ft

EQIP Scenario #2 15 – 30 years 1.Forest management plan: $1,300 2.Pre-commercially thin: $216/acre 3.Habitat piles & downed logs: $119 4.Snags: $23 5.Bird boxes: $33 6.Species diversification: 1.Site prep: $209/acre 2.Planting conifers: $ Tree cages: $ Post-plant weed control: $ Pruning: $250

Family Forest Fish Passage Program (FFFPP)

Conservation Easements Forestry Riparian Easement Program (FREP) – DNR 50-year easement on riparian timber Forest Legacy Program – DNR Perpetual conservation easement on HCVF Riparian Open Space Program – DNR Perpetual conservation easement on timberland in stream channels Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) – NRCS Wetland restoration Conservation easement Purchase of Development Rights – County, Land Trusts Perpetual easement that extinguishes development rights Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) - County

Grants National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Wildlife habitat enhancement/restoration USDA Rural Development Program Value-added Producers Grant Rural Business Enterprise Grant Rural Business Opportunity Grant Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Grant Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education On-farm research & demonstration Public education

Loans USDA Rural Development Program Business & Industry Loan & Grant Program Craft3

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