# District forester woodland assistance

> Advice and site visits from Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry (State) for IN, United States.

Official page: https://www.in.gov/dnr/forestry/private-forestland-management/district-foresters
Source: https://treerm.org/residents/programs/in-dnr-district-foresters-private-forestland · Updated 2026-11-08 · Status: Open

**What you get:** A DNR district forester will visit your woods and recommend a course of action, and can enroll you in tax-incentive and cost-share programs

Every Indiana county is covered by one of the Division of Forestry's 20 cooperative forest management districts. District foresters are professionally trained to manage forestland and can start a landowner off by visiting the woods and recommending a best course of action to meet the owner's goals. They administer state and federal programs offering technical assistance, property tax incentives (Classified Forest and Wildlands) and cost-share incentives (Forestry BMP Cost-Share Program) for sustainable management.

## Who qualifies

Indiana private woodland owners; the district forester page states no acreage threshold or fee. Classified Forest and Wildlands enrollees receive free technical assistance.

## How to apply

Find your county on the District Foresters page or its interactive map and call or email the forester listed (for example Monroe and Owen counties 812-829-2462; Marion, Hamilton and Hendricks counties 812-988-7945). For vacant districts 2 and 3 (northeast Indiana) call the Salamonie River State Forest office at 260-782-0430. General questions: State Information Center 1-800-457-8283.

**For:** Landowners, Farmers, Homeowners

> Note: Districts 2 and 3 were vacant when the page was read.