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Forestry

Learn best practices and get resources for sustainable forest management

If you are one of the over 148,000 woodland owners in Louisiana, the Office of Forestry is here to help. We aim for improved forest practices on small timber tracts throughout the state, generally through personal, individual assistance.

Our foresters are in the field providing forest owners with advice and action plans. We’ll give you advice on;

  • Present and future courses of action, including which seedlings to plant.

  • Insect and disease problems

  • Federal and state cost-share programs

  • Planning for regeneration prior to harvest

We often provide follow-ups to ensure proper forest practices are carried out.

Contact any of our offices with questions regarding your timberland, or find a consulting forester .

If you are looking for a tree surgeon or specialist, find a licensed arborist .

Programs

  • Forestry enforcement

    Enforcing criminal laws pertaining to the protection of forest woodlands

  • Forest Productivity Program

    Funding options to establish and improve tree productivity

  • Forest Legacy Program

    Protect privately-owned forestlands

  • Forest Stewardship Program

    Become a certified forest stewardship landowner for total resource management

  • Forestry Reports

    Read reports on timber and forest product production

Contact info

Office of Forestry
(225) 925-4500
forestry@ldaf.state.la.us

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