The Florida Division of Forestry is offering the Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Cost Share Program to people who own private non-industrial forest land. The goal of the program is to minimize southern pine beetle damage in Florida by helping forest landowners reduce the susceptibility of their pine stands to the destructive insect. Periodic southern pine beetle outbreaks in Florida have resulted in millions of cubic feet of pine timber killed on thousands of acres. The program offers partial cost reimbursement for pre-commercial thinning and prescribed burning treatments, and incentive payments for landowners who conduct a first pulpwood thinning. The program is limited to 44 northern Florida counties located within the range of the southern pine beetle which includes Franklin, Gulf and Wakulla Counties. The minimum tract size requirement to take part in the program is 10 acres and funding requests can’t exceed $10,000. Applications will be available from July 1st through August 12th from a local Division of Forestry office or the Florida Division of Forestry website.
Sign up for the Program by clicking here.
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