{"slug":"ok-forestry-services-forest-management-planning-assistance","name":"Forest management planning and forester assistance","provider":{"name":"Oklahoma Forestry Services, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry","type":"state"},"organization":null,"country":"US","region":"OK","locality":null,"scope":"regional","audience":["landowner","farmer","homeowner"],"kind":"technical_assistance","benefit":"Free help from an Oklahoma Forestry Services forester to write a management plan for your trees and land","summary":"Oklahoma Forestry Services foresters walk landowners through planning and produce a written management plan tailored to the owner, the trees and the land. Foresters advise on reforestation, timber stand improvement, prescribed fire, harvesting and water quality best management practices, recommend grants and cost-share programs, and continue to help after the plan is written. The agency also offers tree seedlings, forest and tree health advice, windbreak and shelterbelt help and water quality assistance.","eligibility":"The services are available at no cost to all Oklahomans. No acreage requirement is stated.","how_to_apply":"Contact the Oklahoma Forestry Services forester nearest you (see the agency's Contact Us page) or call the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry at 405-521-3864. No deadline.","url":"https://ag.ok.gov/planning/","source_url":"https://ag.ok.gov/planning/","season":null,"program_status":"active","lat":null,"lng":null,"data_note":"The page does not describe a request form or visit process beyond contacting a forester; the listed phone number is the department's main line.","updated_at":"2026-11-08T00:48:15.030Z","page_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/ok-forestry-services-forest-management-planning-assistance","markdown_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/ok-forestry-services-forest-management-planning-assistance.md","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}