$4 Million Available to Address Tree Mortality on Private Forestlands

This week, the California USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced the availability of $4 million in funding, through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), for tree mortality projects on private forestlands.  Landowners on non-industrial private forestlands in Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Kern, Lake, Los Angeles, Madera, Mariposa, Nevada, Placer, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Tulare and Tuolumne counties are eligible to apply for financial assistance.  

Applicants who have more than 20 percent of their forestland property covered with dead trees will receive priority funding consideration.  Applicants will be required to develop a Forest Management Plan for their property. 

Detailed information on the Forest Tree Mortality EQIP program and eligibility requirements can be accessed here.