# Forest Stewardship Program (Woodland Stewardship Plans)

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

Official page: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/foreststewardship/index.html
Source: https://treerm.org/residents/programs/mn-dnr-woodland-stewardship-plan · Updated 2026-11-08 · Status: Open

**What you get:** A 10-year Woodland Stewardship Plan written with a forester, which unlocks DNR cost-share and the SFIA and 2c property-tax programs

Minnesota's Forest Stewardship Program, funded by the USDA Forest Service and run by the DNR, pairs woodland owners with DNR stewardship foresters or approved plan writers (consulting foresters, Soil and Water Conservation District staff, conservation groups) to write a Woodland Stewardship Plan. A registered plan is the gateway to DNR cost-share for tree planting, invasive removal and habitat work, to Sustainable Forest Incentive Act payments, and to the 2c Managed Forest Land tax class (0.65% class rate).

## Who qualifies

Woodland owners with 20 to 5,000 acres where at least 10 acres have or will have trees. Plans are updated every 10 years.

## How to apply

Find a DNR stewardship forester or an approved plan writer through the links on the program page, or call the DNR Information Center at 651-296-6157 / 888-646-6367. Plan cost depends on who writes it and the size of your woods.

**For:** Landowners, Farmers

> Note: Cost-share rates and plan fees are not published on the DNR page.