{"slug":"nd-ndfs-forest-stewardship-program","name":"Forest Stewardship Program and Windbreak Renovation Initiative","provider":{"name":"North Dakota Forest Service (North Dakota State University)","type":"university"},"organization":null,"country":"US","region":"ND","locality":null,"scope":"regional","audience":["landowner","farmer"],"kind":"technical_assistance","benefit":"Free on-site visit and management advice for private owners of native forest, pine or aspen stands and windbreaks; windbreak owners can also get a renovation plan and cost-share","summary":"The North Dakota Forest Service Forest Stewardship Program assists private forest landowners to encourage and enable active, long-term forest management of native forests, pine stands, aspen pockets and windbreaks. Landowners request an on-site visit through an online Survey123 form. Since 2015 the Windbreak Renovation Initiative has offered technical and financial assistance to private windbreak owners statewide; the technical assistance request is free and projects are handled first come, first served. The page also describes the Forest Stewardship Tax Law, which lets landowners in participating counties pay a fixed $0.50 per acre per year in property tax on forested acres that meet certain conditions.","eligibility":"Private forest landowners in North Dakota; the page lists no acreage or other requirements. The Windbreak Renovation Initiative is for private windbreak owners statewide.","how_to_apply":"Submit the on-site visit request (Survey123 form) linked on the stewardship page, or contact Forest Stewardship Manager Matt Olson, Lisbon, 701-683-4323, matthew.p.olson@ndsu.edu, or a stewardship specialist in Bottineau (701-228-5490), Walhalla (701-680-9832) or Lisbon (701-683-4323). Windbreak Renovation Initiative requests use a separate Survey123 form on the same page. The Forest Stewardship Tax Law has an overview document and enrollment application linked on the page.","url":"https://www.ndsu.edu/ndfs/stewardship","source_url":"https://www.ndsu.edu/ndfs/stewardship","season":null,"program_status":"active","lat":null,"lng":null,"data_note":"Windbreak Renovation Initiative cost-share amounts and the conditions for the Forest Stewardship Tax Law are not stated on the page; the tax law applies only in participating counties.","updated_at":"2026-11-08T00:48:15.030Z","page_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/nd-ndfs-forest-stewardship-program","markdown_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/nd-ndfs-forest-stewardship-program.md","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}