Conservation Forestry

The 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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612 - Tree-Shrub Planting Job Sheet (DOC, 284 KB)

380 - Windbreak-Shelterbelt Planting Job Sheet (DOC, 301 KB)

Indiana Forestry Facts

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Indiana Forestry Facts (PDF, 64 KB)

Forestry Links

• 2008 Farm Bill - Forestry Resource Materials - NEW!

• USDA Forest Service (St.Paul Field Office)

• USDA National Agroforestry Center     

• Purdue University Forestry and Natural Resources

Forestry Technical Notes

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Forestry Technical Note No. 16 -- Direct Seeding of Shrubs (PDF, 67 KB)

Forestry Technical Note -- Tree Planting in Flood Plains  (PDF, 201 KB)

Forestry Technical Note -- Tree Planting

Forestry Technical Note -- Basal Bark Treatment to Control Invasive Species

Forestry Technical Note --Residential Tree Planting

http://efotg.sc.egov.usda.gov/references/public/IN/Forestry_Tech_Note_Tree_Planting.pdf

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Job Sheet Links

• The most current CRP Job Sheets can be found on the CRP Program page.

If you encounter problems with documents on this page, contact Ken Collins at 317/290-3200, ext. 356.