The state of new york will implement the state forest action plans

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded the New York Department of Environmental Conservation $1,317,879 through the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) on June 8, 2026, to implement the State Forest Action Plans across New York.

The funding supports five forestry priorities: Forest Stewardship Program activities promoting active management of private forested lands in cooperation with state forestry agencies and stewardship coordinating committees; Forest Health Program work strengthening regional capacity to manage invasive species, improve stand health, and address localized forest health concerns; Urban and Community Forestry Program initiatives protecting forests from threats and enhancing public benefits from trees and forests; and State Fire Assistance Program activities addressing preparedness needs, hazard mitigation, and wildfire management for the benefit of forests and communities at risk.

Performance runs through December 31, 2030, and work is conducted throughout New York State. The award is classified as a Project Grant, with assistance type supporting conservation and management of working forest landscapes for multiple values and uses, protecting forests from threats, and enhancing public benefits from trees and forests on nonfederal lands.

The following national state and private forestry priorities focus on conserving and managing working forest landscapes for multiple values and uses, protecting forests from threats, and enhancing public benefits from trees and forests. The forest stewardship program encourages active management by private landowners of their forested lands and related resources. In cooperation with state forestry agencies and the state stewardship coordinating committees, the program promotes a healthy sustainable forest, forest stewardship, and sustainable economic development. The forest health program supports implementation of the plan to keep state forests healthy, by strengthening regional capacity to manage invasive species, improve stand health, and better address localized forest health concerns. The urban and community forestry program addresses issues and implements strategies to protect forests from threats, and enhancing public benefits from tree and forests. Urban forests provide a myriad of economic, environmental, social and health related benefits, and are essential to human health and wellbeing. The state fire assistance program addresses critical preparedness needs and hazard mitigation. The program focuses on managing forest fires for the benefit of forests and managing wildfires and communities at risk.