Katrina caused the largest single devastation of forests in our Nation's history. According to the USDA Forest Service, Hurricane Katrina caused damage to 5 million acres, with 4 million acres in Mississippi alone, and most of it on private lands. Click here for background info »
To be eligible for for most assistance programs you must be located in one of
the 261 counties and have experienced at least a 35 percent loss to merchantable
timber on private non-industrial forestland. The loss must be directly related
to one of the five 2005 hurricanes (Dennis, Katrina, Ophelia, Rita, or Wilma). Click here for eligible counties »
Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns announced that sign-up begins May 17, 2006, for four crop and
livestock assistance programs providing aid to producers affected by the destructive 2005 hurricanes.
Click here for program info »
Find Foresters and Consultants who can help you assess your eligibility, develop a reforestation plan, and implement the plan.
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To begin your reforestation efforts click here. We will help you start your pre-planning by identifying your forest parcel and determining suitable species to replant.
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About the Katrina Reforestation Outreach Program
Hurricane Katrina was a lifetime disaster for forest landowners across the four southeastern states.
Many financial assistance programs and reforestation programs have been put in place in the past year by federal
(primarily U.S. Department of Agriculture), and state agencies.
State and federal tax credits have also been put in place to assist forest landowners. For many who not familiar
with internet access or are not conversant with federal and state agencies, the array of information may be daunting.
We built this site to bring these assistance programs to you. The financial assistance and individual tax credits
are real money.
Take advantage of these programs and call our partners to get some real help. All of our partners
are non-government non-profit organizations local to the region with solid reputations of working with private landowners
and matching them with the assistance programs.
261 counties in Alabama, Florida,
Louisiana, and Mississippi were declared primary presidential or secretarial disaster areas in 2005 due to the
hurricanes. We are compiling databases of assistance programs, registered foresters, consultants, seedling
suppliers, and nurseries to help you connect with the resources you need to replant four hurricane damaged forest.
This site is designed to help you find local resources at the county level.
Hurricane Katrina was a lifetime disaster for forest landowners across the four southeastern states.
Many financial assistance programs and reforestation programs have been put in place in the past year by federal
(primarily U.S. Department of Agriculture), and state agencies.
