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Conservation Forestry

Ripairian BufferThe Natural Resources Conservation Service promotes forestry by providing technical assistance to private landowners with assistance from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry to:

 

 

  • Manage existing forestlands in an ecological manner for timber products.

  • Plant trees and shrubs for erosion control and wildlife habitat improvement.

  • Plant trees as Riparian Forest Buffers to improve water quality.

  • Plant trees for windbreaks to reduce wind erosion and conserve energy.

  • Providing cost share payments for tree planting with the EQIP program.

  • Provide cost share payments for forest improvements and tree planting with the FIP program.

Forestry Job Sheets

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icon_word.gif612 - Tree-Shrub Planting Job Sheet
icon_word.gif380 - Windbreak-Shelterbelt Planting Job Sheet

Indiana Forestry Facts

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Adobe Acrobat documentIndiana Forestry Facts 

Forestry Links

Forestry Technical Notes

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Adobe Acrobat documentForestry Technical Note No. 16 -- Direct Seeding of Shrubs

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Job Sheet Links

 
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