The Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands provides assistance to private landowners with forested acreage. There are two programs designed to inform and assist forest landowners: The Forest Stewardship Program is designed to assist private landowners in using sound principles of forested land management. A forester in your area can provide advice and guidance that can not only ensure the long-term productivity of your private forest, it can also guard against the pitfalls encountered by private forestry operations.
The Division’s Forest Legacy Program (FLP) is a voluntary landowner program that seeks to protect environmentally important private forestlands that are threatened by conversion to non-forest uses, such as development and subdivision. The FLP operates on the “willing buyer, willing seller” principle and the program assures that both traditional uses of private lands and the public benefits of America’s forests are protected for future generations. The goals of Utah’s FLP are to maintain forest sustainability, protect and enhance water quality and supplies, and conserve wildlife habitat while providing for continued, active forest management and other traditional land uses. The FLP uses state-held conservation easements to protect these important forested areas.