Oregon Forest Stewardship Plan Cost Share

Reimburses family forestland owners for part of the cost of having a professional consultant write a Forest Stewardship or Oregon Tree Farm management plan. The plan must follow Oregon's plan template and be approved by the local ODF stewardship forester. Owners may get cost-share for one new plan, or an update of a plan five or more years old, per forested property.

• Minimum plan size 10 acres of rural land suitable for growing trees or existing rural forestland

• Cost-share must be pre-approved by ODF before the plan is written

• Plan written by a professional natural resource consultant; does not cover timber cruise or appraisal

• One new plan per forested property; updates allowed for plans five or more years old

Up to 75% reimbursement; plans have a ten-year life span.

Published amounts: Up to 75 percent cost-share reimbursement for Stewardship Plans written by a professional natural resource consultant. (SFO page says the plan cost-share 'pays up to half the costs of a management plan' - conflicting; grants page used.)

Get pre-approval using the ODF cost-share application and signature page, hire a consulting forester, and have the plan reviewed and approved by the local ODF stewardship forester.

Deadline text on the page: No deadline; cost-share must be pre-approved by ODF prior to creation of a Plan.