Private Forest Landowner Incentive Programs

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Private Forest Landowner Incentive Programs

• Presented by
• the Maryland DNR Forest Service
• Forest Stewardship Program

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Assistance Categories

• Plans
• Forest Management Plan Development
• Taxes
• Property tax incentives (FCMAs)
• Income tax incentive for reforestation (TAXMOD)
• Cost-Share
• Woodland Incentive Program (WIP)
• Forest Land Enhancement Program (FLEP)
• Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP)

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Forest Stewardship Plans Produced Annually

• Plans 584
• Acres 27,305
• Average Plan Size 47 acre

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Forest Conservation Management Agreements (FCMAs)

• Statewide 1,286 parcels 93,430 acres

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Maryland TAXMOD

• An incentive allowing Maryland forest landowners
  to deduct double the cost of reforestation and
  TSI from their federal adjusted gross income for
  Maryland income tax purposes.
• Total landowners 488
• Total Acreage 76,955

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Woodland Incentive Program (WIP)

• State totals
• 1,074 owners
• 44,666 ac
• Replanting
• Trees
• Spray release

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Forest Land Enhancement Program (FLEP)

• State Totals
• 4,761 ac
• 160 owners
• 271 practices
• Funding FFY 03 114,335
• Funding FFY 05 52,000
• Funded Plans, Invasive Control, Habitat, Planting

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Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP)

• 2004 funding 204,417
• Forestry practices now funded through NRCS
• Replanting
• Site prep/spray
• Timber Stand Improvement
• Shelterbelts (incl. poultry houses)

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Improving technical service delivery

• This GIS / ArcView map template is our newly
  implemented map for all forest stewardship plans.

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Spatial Analysis Project

• GIS model of benefits from forest land to help
  prioritize activities for the Stewardship Program
• Maryland one of 4 pilot States
• 12 data layers
• Designed to help direct limited resources to
  areas of greatest environmental need based on
  resource potential and threats.

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For additional Information

• Visit the Maryland Forest Service website at
  www.dnr.maryland.gov/forests
• Click on forestry phone list for the forestry
  phone number servicing your area.

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Forest Stewardship is Natures Insurance

• Thank you for your time attention.