Wisconsin Forest Landowner Grant Program (WFLGP)
The Wisconsin Forest Landowner Grant Program (WFLGP) was created to encourage private forest landowners to manage their lands in a manner that benefits the forest resources and the people of the State. WFLGP assists private landowners to protect and enhance their forested lands, prairies, and waters. The program allows qualified landowners to be reimbursed up to 50% of the eligible cost of eligible practices.
Private landowners in Wisconsin are eligible for WFLGP funding if they own at least 10 contiguous acres of non-industrial private forest but not more than 500 acres within Wisconsin. Applicants must have a forest stewardship plan in place on their land or be applying to have one prepared through the WFLGP program. Landowners granted WFLGP funding can only be cost shared for non-commercial practices.
Here are the basic facts about the program.
- State Program administered by the WI-DNR Division of Forestry.
- Up to 50 % cost-share for the preparation of management plans and the implementation of designated practices.
- Maximum cost shares earned set by State currently $10,000 per year
- Cost Sharing available for:
- Plan Preparation
- Tree Planting
- site preparation
- planting stock
- planting
- direct seeding
- tree shelters
- Timber Stand Improvement
- crop tree release
- crop tree pruning
- thinning
- site prep for natural regeneration
- Soil & Water Protection
- critical area seeding
- diversions
- road design
- Fencing
- Wildlife Practices
- prairie & savanna restoration
- vegetation management
- tree and shrub planting
- nest boxes & platforms
- creation of openings
- wildlife corridors
- shallow water areas
- Fisheries Practices
- vegetation management
- bank stabilization
- in-stream habitat
- Buffer Establishment
- tree and shrub planting
- grass establishment
- rip rap
- Threatened & Endangered Species Protection
- Historic & Aesthetic Enhancement
- Common WFLGP Forms
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