Woodland owners applying for a forest tax program

Where is your woodland?

Free checklist of what your county wants in a forest management plan for North Carolina present-use value or Washington designated forest land.

  • Free to read
  • No sign-up until the draft
  • Hands off to the right door

ePlan fills in

  • Parcel and acreage
  • Forest cover
  • Stands from aerial photo
  • Soils
  • Streams

How it works

Forest plan checklist and stand table, from one answer

  1. Enter the land and pick your program.
  2. ePlan maps stands, soils and streams and lists what the plan must cover.
  3. Read the checklist free. Ready to harvest in California? Start a timber harvest plan draft for your forester.

What you get

Forest plan checklist and stand table and 1 more document

The check is free. The paperwork after it is drafted at the Timber harvest plan door.

The first draft

Forest plan checklist and stand table (free)

  1. Owner, parcel and program
  2. Acreage in production
  3. Stands: type, age and condition
  4. Goals
  5. Practices by stand and year
  6. Streams and protection measures

Modeled on: N.C. G.S. 105-277.3 and RCW 84.33.130 plan requirements

Next · 2

Timber harvest plan

  1. Harvest area and silviculture
  2. Watercourse protection
  3. Roads and erosion control
  4. Registered professional forester signature

From public data

What ePlan fills in, and from where

20 acres

in actual production is the minimum for North Carolina's forestland present-use value, managed under a written forest management plan
Source: N.C. G.S. 105-277.3

Ready for the paperwork?

Draft a California timber harvesting plan for your RPF: units, silviculture, roads, watercourse protection and the 14 CCR 1034 sections. Free to read.

Timber harvest plan →

Questions

Forest Management Plan for a Tax Program: what people ask

Can I write my own forest plan?

In Washington, yes: the timber management plan may be prepared by a trained forester or any other person with adequate knowledge of timber management practices. Many other states expect a forester.

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

How much land do I need for North Carolina forestland use value?

At least 20 acres in actual production, managed under a written sound forest management plan, along with the statute's other ownership conditions.

Source: ncleg.gov

Can I get help paying for a plan?

NRCS lets producers use certified Technical Service Providers to develop conservation planning activities. Ask your local NRCS office whether a forest plan can be funded through its programs.

Source: nrcs.usda.gov

The rules this door follows