These funds provide financial assistance to support the 21,000 private forest landowners who own 880,000 acres in massachusetts

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation $478,703 on December 16, 2025, under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to support active forest management on private lands in Massachusetts through June 30, 2030.

The award funds hazardous fuels reduction treatments, multi-resource forest management planning, invasive species mitigation, insect and disease control, and other active forest management activities across 880,000 acres owned by approximately 21,000 private forest landowners. Work is performed in Massachusetts, with administration at DCR's Boston headquarters and field operations across the state's forests and conservation lands.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts will distribute funds to private landowners and partner organizations to execute activities prioritized under the state's Forest Action Plan, emphasizing immediate expansion of timber production and forest health improvements that reduce disease and insect spread, thin fuels, and generate economic benefits through timber and other forest products.

These funds to treat acres for hazardous fuels reduction, develop multi-resource forest management plans, mitigate invasive species, insect infestation and disease, and other active forest management activities that support working forest, as determined by the priorities outlines in massachusetts's state forest action plan. Activities support the immediate expansion of american timber production by engaging private landowners in active management activities to improve the health and productivity of forests, reduce spread of disease and insects, thin fuels, and manage forests to produce timber and other economic benefits.