Funding Focus: The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation’s (DCR) Forest Stewardship Program (FSP) supports you in your desire to practice long-term guardianship of your woodlands. The primary objective of the FSP is to reduce the likelihood of the development of forest properties by encouraging active forest management. Working on a ten-year management plan with a Massachusetts Licensed Forester offers an excellent opportunity to learn more about your woodland. This program currently has funds available to private woodland owners and municipalities for preparing new stewardship plans and upgrading existing plans to include Bird and/or Climate Assessments. Private landowners, joint landowners, groups and associations, non-profits, long term lease holders, and corporations without publicly traded stock are all eligible. Municipal governments are also encouraged to develop Stewardship Plans for their Town Forests or Conservation Commission woodlands, and may be eligible for cost-sharing. Download an application below.