# DCNR Service Forester Assistance

> Advice and site visits from Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry (State) for PA, United States.

Official page: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/conservation/forests-and-tree/managing-your-woods
Source: https://treerm.org/residents/programs/pa-dcnr-service-forester-assistance · Updated 2026-11-08 · Status: Open

**What you get:** One-on-one advice from your county's state service forester on managing woods, planting trees and finding cost-share money

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.

## Who qualifies

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.

**For:** Landowners, Farmers, Homeowners, Municipalities, Community groups

> 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.