Post by sam on Sept 7, 2010 15:35:38 GMT -5
For immediate release: Sep 07, 2010
Posted by: [DNR]
Contact: Brenda Huter
Phone: (317) 232-0142
Email: dnrnews@dnr.in.gov
"ICE" is nice for owners of forest lands
The DNR Division of Forestry's new Incentive for Certified Enrollment (ICE) program will help southern Indiana landowners to join the Classified Forest & Wildlands Program by reimbursing a portion of the survey costs associated with the enrollment process.
The Classified Forest & Wildlands application requires a legal description and plat of the land being enrolled. This typically costs the landowner between $150 and $500, depending on the size and shape of the area being enrolled. ICE reimbursements will range from $75 to $300, depending on the number of acres enrolled. Funding is available for a limited time.
To be eligible for ICE, landowners must own a minimum of 30 acres of forest on one property in one of the following counties: Bartholomew, Brown, Clark, Clay, Crawford, Daviess, Dearborn, Decatur, Dubois, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Gibson, Greene, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Morgan, Ohio, Orange, Owen, Parke, Perry, Posey, Putnam, Ripley, Scott, Spencer, Sullivan, Switzerland, Union, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo, Warrick, and Washington.
In addition, the landowner must accept the Classified Forest & Wildlands green certification benefit. Green certification provides independent verification that the forest is well managed.
The Division of Forestry received a grant from the U.S. Forest Service to increase the amount of well managed forest land in southern Indiana. The grant provides $40,000 to fund ICE. Applications will be approved on a first-come, first-served basis until the grant money is spent.
Currently there are 655,000 acres enrolled in the Classified Forest & Wildlands Program statewide. The program provides landowners a property tax reduction in return for managing their forest, grassland, shrublands, and wetlands for timber, wildlife habitat, and water quality.
For more information about the Classified Forest & Wildlands Program and Incentive for Certified Enrollment Program, contact your district forester. District forest contact information is available at www.in.gov/dnr/forestry/4750.htm or by calling (317) 232-4105.
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Posted by: [DNR]
Contact: Brenda Huter
Phone: (317) 232-0142
Email: dnrnews@dnr.in.gov
"ICE" is nice for owners of forest lands
The DNR Division of Forestry's new Incentive for Certified Enrollment (ICE) program will help southern Indiana landowners to join the Classified Forest & Wildlands Program by reimbursing a portion of the survey costs associated with the enrollment process.
The Classified Forest & Wildlands application requires a legal description and plat of the land being enrolled. This typically costs the landowner between $150 and $500, depending on the size and shape of the area being enrolled. ICE reimbursements will range from $75 to $300, depending on the number of acres enrolled. Funding is available for a limited time.
To be eligible for ICE, landowners must own a minimum of 30 acres of forest on one property in one of the following counties: Bartholomew, Brown, Clark, Clay, Crawford, Daviess, Dearborn, Decatur, Dubois, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Gibson, Greene, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Morgan, Ohio, Orange, Owen, Parke, Perry, Posey, Putnam, Ripley, Scott, Spencer, Sullivan, Switzerland, Union, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo, Warrick, and Washington.
In addition, the landowner must accept the Classified Forest & Wildlands green certification benefit. Green certification provides independent verification that the forest is well managed.
The Division of Forestry received a grant from the U.S. Forest Service to increase the amount of well managed forest land in southern Indiana. The grant provides $40,000 to fund ICE. Applications will be approved on a first-come, first-served basis until the grant money is spent.
Currently there are 655,000 acres enrolled in the Classified Forest & Wildlands Program statewide. The program provides landowners a property tax reduction in return for managing their forest, grassland, shrublands, and wetlands for timber, wildlife habitat, and water quality.
For more information about the Classified Forest & Wildlands Program and Incentive for Certified Enrollment Program, contact your district forester. District forest contact information is available at www.in.gov/dnr/forestry/4750.htm or by calling (317) 232-4105.
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