{"slug":"pa-dcnr-service-forester-assistance","name":"DCNR Service Forester Assistance","provider":{"name":"Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry","type":"state"},"organization":null,"country":"US","region":"PA","locality":null,"scope":"regional","audience":["landowner","farmer","homeowner","municipality","community_group"],"kind":"technical_assistance","benefit":"One-on-one advice from your county's state service forester on managing woods, planting trees and finding cost-share money","summary":"DCNR's Bureau of Forestry assigns a service forester to every Pennsylvania county. They give private woodland owners and communities technical advice on sustainable forest management, tree planting, riparian buffers and water-quality practices, review Forest Stewardship and NRCS plans, explain cost-share options, and tell you how to hire a consulting forester. Service foresters advise but do not mark or sell timber.","eligibility":"Pennsylvania woodland owners, community forest managers and residents. No acreage threshold is stated.","how_to_apply":"Use the 'Contact a Service Forester' form on DCNR's Managing Your Woods page, or look up your county on the Service Forester List (PDF) and call directly.","url":"https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/conservation/forests-and-tree/managing-your-woods","source_url":"https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/conservation/forests-and-tree/managing-your-woods","season":null,"program_status":"active","lat":null,"lng":null,"data_note":"The DCNR page does not explicitly say the service is free; Penn State Extension's description of the program says service foresters are available at no charge to the landowner.","updated_at":"2026-11-08T00:02:20.743Z","page_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/pa-dcnr-service-forester-assistance","markdown_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/pa-dcnr-service-forester-assistance.md","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}