Conservation Districts
Funding provided by the state legislature and distributed through the Wyoming Dept. of Agriculture has been used by Conservation Districts in some cases to assist landowners with tree plantings. Contact you local Conservation District for availability in your area.
Cost-Share Programs
Currently, there are no landowner cost-share assistance programs available under the rural forestry assistance program. However, other Federal, State and local agencies may be able to assist landowners with the implementation of forestry related practices.The availability of these programs may vary over time and by location.
Farm Service Agency
Conservation Reserve Program – The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is a voluntary program that offers annual rental payments, incentive payments for certain activities, and cost-share assistance to establish approved cover on eligible cropland. The program encourages farmers to plant long-term resource-conserving covers to improve soil, water, and wildlife resources.
Continuous CRP – Continuous CRP is
a voluntary program that provides for management
flexibility
to farmers and ranchers to implement certain high-priority
conservation practices. Eligible practices include
riparian buffers, shelterbelts, field windbreaks
and living snow fences.
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program - The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) is a voluntary program for people who want to develop and improve wildlife habitat primarily on private lands. It provides both technical assistance and cost-share payments to help establish and improve fish and wildlife habitat.
Wetlands Reserve Program - The Wetlands Reserve
Program (WRP) is a voluntary program to restore
and protect
wetlands on private property. It is an opportunity
for landowners to receive financial incentives
to enhance wetlands in exchange for retiring
marginal agricultural land.
Environmental Quality Incentives Program - The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) was established in the 1996 Farm Bill to provide a voluntary conservation program for farmers and ranchers who face serious threats to soil, water, and related natural resources. Nationally, it provides technical, financial, and educational assistance primarily in designated priority areas-half of it targeted to livestock-related natural resource concerns and the remainder to other significant conservation priorities.