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Write a brief statement of work and submit the application to the local ODF stewardship forester; applications are reviewed periodically.

Deadline text on the page: Landowners may apply for this grant year-round by writing a brief statement of work. Applications are reviewed periodically. (Western Bark Beetle Grant guidance, July 2025)

General office

Forest Resources Division (landowner help)

Pays for work that prevents or catches bark beetle outbreaks early on non-federal forestland, such as non-commercial thinning, removing stressed or infested trees, treating fresh pine slash, and protective insecticides or repellents. Projects are prioritized for stands under drought, wildfire or storm stress and for larger cross-ownership treatments. Work must be finished within two years.



- Any non-federally owned or managed land (may include tribal fee lands)
- Treatments focused on preventing outbreaks and increasing stand resiliency
- Commercial operations not eligible except unprofitable portions calculated separately
- Cannot pay for landowners' own labor unless the landowner has a registered business in SAM.gov

A payment that requires some percentage of matching contributions by the recipient.

Cost Share

Projects must be completed within two years of contract signing; funds statewide subject to availability; may combine with other grants.

Published amounts: July 2025 guidance: 100% of project costs covered and paid direct to contractor. (Older Helping Landowners page text says reimbursement for up to 50% of costs; SFO page says up to half - the July 2025 guidance is the newest source.)

Tell ODF you want the credit when notifying for the harvest; after the SFO Office verifies eligibility, submit stumpage value documentation, appraisal costs and deed-restriction filing costs within 90 days of harvest completion. ODF issues a tax credit certificate; then record a deed restriction with the county clerk.

Deadline text on the page: Beginning Jan. 1, 2024 ... Documentation must be submitted within 90 days of completion of the harvest.

Small Forestland Owner Office

An&#x2004;Oregon tax credit for small forestland owners who leave a wider unharvested buffer along streams than the small-forestland minimum option requires. By following standard-practice harvest rules and agreeing to limit harvest in that conservation area for 50 years, the owner gets a credit equal to the stumpage value of the timber left standing plus appraisal and deed-filing costs. The credit can offset personal or corporate income or excise tax, in one year or spread over many.



An Oregon tax credit for small forestland owners who leave a wider unharvested buffer along streams than the small-forestland minimum option requires. By following standard-practice harvest rules and agreeing to limit harvest in that conservation area for 50 years, the owner gets a credit equal to the stumpage value of the timber left standing plus appraisal and deed-filing costs. The credit can offset personal or corporate income or excise tax, in one year or spread over many.

- Small forestland owner: less than 5,000 acres of Oregon forestland; under 2 million board feet average annual harvest in the past 3 years and expected for the next 10
- Submits a notification of operation for a Type 1, 2 or 3 harvest next to an eligible stream (Type F, SSBT or N; Type D and Type 4 harvests not eligible)
- Agrees to follow standard practice harvesting rules and tells ODF they want the credit

A reduction or waiving of fees for meeting a certain criteria.

Discount

50-year harvest limitation in the forest conservation area via deed restriction. Credit can be used as a lump sum, spread over tax years, or held; transferable only on death; stays with original owner if land is sold.

Published amounts: The tax credit is equal to the stumpage value of the timber left unharvested between where you could have harvested using the minimum option and where you did harvest using the standard practice harvesting rules (the forest conservation area), plus the appraisal costs for determining stumpage value and the cost of filing a deed restriction with the county.

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.

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.)

Submit the two-page SFISH application (plus an RCA if not already done); an ODF forester schedules a site assessment and the project is placed on a ranking list.

Deadline text on the page: SFISH applications can be submitted at any time, but to be considered for the first round of funding that is likely to occur in Spring 2024, applications should be submitted as soon as possible.

SFISH Program

Grants to small forestland owners for forest-road projects that help fish: replacing failing or substandard culverts and fords, repairing abandoned roads, and fixing perched road fill that threatens fish-bearing streams. ODF can cover up to 100% of design and construction costs. An ODF forester assesses the site, and projects are ranked for funding by a review team of ODF, ODFW and stakeholders.



- Small forestland owner: owns less than 5,000 acres of forestland in Oregon and harvested no more than an average of 2 million board feet per year over the previous three years (and does not expect to exceed that for the next 10 years)
- Project benefits fish species covered under the Private Forest Accord Aquatic Habitat Conservation Plan: culvert/ford replacement, abandoned road repair, or remediation of perched fill
- A Road Condition Assessment (RCA) must be completed
- Must affirm maintaining timber harvest volumes for 10 years after receiving the grant

A lump sum of money for a specific purpose that does not need to be paid back.

Grant

Up to 100% of eligible project cost; awards over $600 are taxable and require a tax ID in the grant agreement.

Published amounts: The program can fund 100 percent of the cost of eligible projects. ODF ... can fund 100% of the cost of the work, including both project design and construction. Awards over $600 are taxable income.

Follow Oregon's Forest Legacy Program Application Instructions: submit draft project brief, property description, map and landowner intent letter by the annual due date to the Forest Legacy Program Administrator.

Deadline text on the page: FY 2028 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Project Applications are due by June 15, 2026 (application instructions PDF); supporting materials due mid-September 2026.

Christina Helige

Forest Legacy Program Administrator

Lori Bell

Federal Forest Legacy funds, run in Oregon by ODF, buy development rights on private forestland at risk of conversion, through conservation easements or fee-title purchase into public ownership. Properties must be in a designated Forest Legacy Area and be managed under a State Forester-approved Forest Stewardship Plan. Participation is voluntary and projects compete annually.



- Privately owned forestland in a designated Oregon Forest Legacy Area facing conversion threat
- Managed per a State Forester approved Forest Stewardship Plan
- Voluntary landowner participation

Payment per unit of land to do or avoid certain practices related to land management.

Easement

Permanent conservation easement or fee acquisition.

Published amounts: Forest Legacy provides funds for eligible private forestlands for the purchase of development rights through either conservation easement or fee-title acquisition into public ownership.

Online application (Survey123) during the open RFP window; see the Request for proposals and online application instructions on the program page.

Deadline text on the page: New application period for Small Forestland Grant should return July/August 2027. 2025-27 RFP: Application Submissions are due on the online website below by 5 pm PST on November 24, 2025.

Jenna Trentadue

State Initiatives Grant Coordinator

Program contact email (page)

Competitive state grants for projects that reduce high-severity wildfire risk by treating hazardous fuels on small forestland owners' properties. Most projects are led by a sponsor such as a watershed council, land trust, SWCD or nonprofit working across several properties. The program also has a Firewise USA community support track. The next application period is expected in July/August 2027.



- Benefits small forestland owners: individual, group or federally recognized tribe owning up to 160 acres west of the Cascade crest or up to 640 acres east of it
- Project reduces high-severity wildfire risk by treating hazardous fuels; at least 75% of costs fund fuel treatment; other expenses not over 25%
- Project does not generate net revenue

Grant funds are taxable income unless exempt; work must be completed and final invoices received by June 20, 2027 for the 2025-27 round.

Published amounts: Requested funding is more than $10,000 and up to $300,000; 25% leverage is strongly suggested; at least 75% of project costs fund fuel reduction treatment on small forestland owner properties.

List of Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Funding Opportunities