The Florida Forest Service has launched the 2020 Longleaf Pine Private Landowner Incentive Program. Applications are being accepted through Wednesday, July 8, 2020.

The Longleaf Pine Private Landowner Incentive Program offers incentive payments for the completion of timber stand improvement, invasive species control, prescribed burning, planting longleaf pine, establishing native plant understory and mechanical underbrush treatments. Private lands located within the 58 counties north of Lake Okeechobee, the historical range of longleaf pine, are eligible for the program.

To learn more and access an application, visit FDACS.gov/LongleafIncentive or contact your local Florida Forest Service county forester.