{"slug":"ms-forestry-commission-landowner-technical-assistance","name":"Mississippi Forestry Commission private landowner services","provider":{"name":"Mississippi Forestry Commission","type":"state"},"organization":null,"country":"US","region":"MS","locality":null,"scope":"regional","audience":["landowner","farmer"],"kind":"technical_assistance","benefit":"Free forestry advice from state area foresters on insects, disease, invasive species and best management practices, plus fee-based plans, burning and firelanes","summary":"The Mississippi Forestry Commission's area foresters serve non-industrial private forest landowners. Most technical assistance and forestry advice is free, including advice on insects, diseases, invasive species and Best Management Practices, pest surveys and salvage recommendations on request, and compliance checks for cost-share programs. For a fee, priced per job, MFC also offers direct services such as forest management plans, prescribed burning, firelane establishment and maintenance, logging road and loading deck maintenance and Southern Pine Beetle suppression. Owners of large tracts are routinely referred to private consulting foresters.","eligibility":"Non-industrial private forest landowners in Mississippi. No acreage minimum is stated for advice; the related Forest Resource Development cost share requires at least 10 acres of manageable forestland.","how_to_apply":"Contact your local Mississippi Forestry Commission Region Office, which refers you to the Area Forester and Area Office for your county, or use the Find Your Forester page at mfc.ms.gov/contact/find-your-forester/. General inquiries: comments@mfc.ms.gov, (601) 359-1386.","url":"https://www.mfc.ms.gov/programs/private-landowner-services/","source_url":"https://www.mfc.ms.gov/programs/private-landowner-services/","season":null,"program_status":"active","lat":null,"lng":null,"data_note":"MFC no longer operates a state seedling nursery; its seedling page only lists private and out-of-state vendors it does not endorse. Prices for fee-based services vary by job and are not published.","updated_at":"2026-11-08T00:48:15.030Z","page_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/ms-forestry-commission-landowner-technical-assistance","markdown_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/ms-forestry-commission-landowner-technical-assistance.md","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}