{"slug":"in-dnr-district-foresters-private-forestland","name":"District forester woodland assistance","provider":{"name":"Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry","type":"state"},"organization":null,"country":"US","region":"IN","locality":null,"scope":"regional","audience":["landowner","farmer","homeowner"],"kind":"technical_assistance","benefit":"A DNR district forester will visit your woods and recommend a course of action, and can enroll you in tax-incentive and cost-share programs","summary":"Every Indiana county is covered by one of the Division of Forestry's 20 cooperative forest management districts. District foresters are professionally trained to manage forestland and can start a landowner off by visiting the woods and recommending a best course of action to meet the owner's goals. They administer state and federal programs offering technical assistance, property tax incentives (Classified Forest and Wildlands) and cost-share incentives (Forestry BMP Cost-Share Program) for sustainable management.","eligibility":"Indiana private woodland owners; the district forester page states no acreage threshold or fee. Classified Forest and Wildlands enrollees receive free technical assistance.","how_to_apply":"Find your county on the District Foresters page or its interactive map and call or email the forester listed (for example Monroe and Owen counties 812-829-2462; Marion, Hamilton and Hendricks counties 812-988-7945). For vacant districts 2 and 3 (northeast Indiana) call the Salamonie River State Forest office at 260-782-0430. General questions: State Information Center 1-800-457-8283.","url":"https://www.in.gov/dnr/forestry/private-forestland-management/district-foresters","source_url":"https://www.in.gov/dnr/forestry/private-forestland-management/district-foresters","season":null,"program_status":"active","lat":null,"lng":null,"data_note":"Districts 2 and 3 were vacant when the page was read.","updated_at":"2026-11-08T00:48:15.030Z","page_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/in-dnr-district-foresters-private-forestland","markdown_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/in-dnr-district-foresters-private-forestland.md","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}