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Forest Stewardship Program
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Approximately 45 percent of all forestland in the U.S., about 354 million acres, is owned by nonindustrial, private forest landowners and are predominantly “family forests.” In North Dakota, approximately 70 percent of forestland is privately owned. These privately owned forests are critical to sustaining our clean water and air, wildlife habitat and recreational opportunities. The Forest Stewardship Program (FSP) provides technical assistance to nonindustrial, private forest landowners to encourage and enable active, long-term forest management.
The Forest Stewardship Program offers management advice to landowners for maintaining and improving forestlands and windbreaks. The program provides a management plan free of charge.
Noah Schaeffer, Forest Stewardship Specialist
NDSU – North Dakota Forest Service
Lisbon Field Office – PO Box 604
6824 Highway 32 South
Lisbon, ND 58054
Office: (701) 683-4323
Cell: (701) 871-7246
Cody Clemenson, Forest Stewardship Specialist
Molberg Forestry Center
307 1st St E, Bottineau, ND, 58318
Office Phone:(701) 228-5490
Cell Phone:(701) 561-8279