Forest Stewardship Program Projects and Partners

The Forest Stewardship Program fosters effective and lasting partnerships with state foresters, conservation districts, university cooperative extension, and others to provide technical assistance, education programs, and other activities to hundreds of thousands of landowners each year.

A landowner speaking to a person on top of grass next to water. — Jason Ellis helping landowners meet their management objectives. (*Photo courtesy of Texas A&M Forest Service*)

Sharing the Tools to Restore Shortleaf Pine in East Texas

Shortleaf pine has long defined the forested landscapes of the South, but each day more acres of this species are lost. Read more…

Forest Resource Coordinating Committee – Facilitating Private Forest Conservation

This Federal Advisory Committee to the Secretary of Agriculture on private forest conservation focuses upon owners of non-industrial private forest land. Read more…

Participants of a field tour standing on a rocky road. — Aspen regeneration field tour photo. (*Credit Bill Zanotti, Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands*)

Joint Forestry Team – Forestry and Conservation Assistance for Owners of Working Lands

This collaboration of the Forest Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Association of Conservation Districts, and the National Association of State Foresters provides coordinated delivery of forestry and conservation assistance to working forests, farms, and ranches. Read more…

A cooperative forest manager forest works with people to patch up grass. — Troy Holcomb works as the cooperative forest management forester in the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. (*Photo Credit: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Forestry*)

Engaging Private and Family Woodland Owners, Protecting Forest Values

The Forest Service has partnered with the American Forest Foundation to work in 15 priority landscapes to restore fire-stricken forests, expand wildlife habitat for at risk species, safeguard drinking water, and sustainably grow fiber. Read more…

Tools for Engaging Landowners Effectively

The Forest Service partners with the Sustaining Family Forests Initiative at Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies to develop innovative outreach and education tools that help natural resource professionals engage private forest landowners. Read more…

A forest service researcher discussing with an African American landowner. — Forest Service researcher John Schelhas and landowner Eleanor Cooper Brown discuss her family’s land and forests. (*Photo by Sarah Hitchner*)