{"slug":"sd-danr-forest-stewardship-plan-cost-share","name":"Forest Stewardship Plan development cost-share","provider":{"name":"South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Resource Conservation and Forestry Division","type":"state"},"organization":null,"country":"US","region":"SD","locality":null,"scope":"regional","audience":["landowner","farmer"],"kind":"cost_share","benefit":"$500 for the first 40 acres plus $2.50 per additional acre, up to 50 percent of the cost and $1,500 per plan, toward hiring a professional forester to write a Forest Stewardship Plan on 20 or more forested acres","summary":"The Resource Conservation and Forestry Division reimburses landowners for part of the cost of having a natural resource professional with a forestry or related degree write a Forest Stewardship Plan. The rate is $500 for the first 40 acres and $2.50 per acre after that, not to exceed 50 percent of plan preparation cost, with a cap of $1,500 per plan. The application must be approved before the plan is written, the plan must meet State Forester criteria and be approved by the State Forester, and it should be finished within six months of approval. Payment follows plan approval and submission of an itemized cost statement and reimbursement forms.","eligibility":"Landowners with at least 20 acres of forest land. Plans completed before the application is approved are not eligible. Plan preparers not on the state register of private and professional foresters must submit a resume with the application.","how_to_apply":"Submit a completed application form, proof of ownership and (if needed) the plan preparer's resume to any Resource Conservation and Forestry office; forms and the Substitute W-9 are at danr.sd.gov/Press/Forms.aspx. The application period is open and continuous.","url":"https://danr.sd.gov/Conservation/Forestry/RuralForestry/ForestStewardshipProgram/default.aspx","source_url":"https://danr.sd.gov/Conservation/Forestry/docs/forms/ForestStewardship/RCF%20LFSP%20cost-share%20guidance.08.17.2021.pdf","season":null,"program_status":"active","lat":null,"lng":null,"data_note":"Terms come from the division's cost-share guidance sheet revised August 17, 2021, which is linked from the current Forest Stewardship Program page; confirm current rates with the division. A separate 2021 flyer lists non-commercial thinning cost-share in the Black Hills (Conservation Commission grants of 50 percent up to $325 per acre in Lawrence, Pennington, Custer and Fall River counties via conservation districts, and a Division of Wildland Fire fuels program of 50 percent up to $800 per acre around homes).","updated_at":"2026-11-08T00:48:15.030Z","page_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/sd-danr-forest-stewardship-plan-cost-share","markdown_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/sd-danr-forest-stewardship-plan-cost-share.md","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}