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Hurricane Idalia Silviculture Recovery Program 2024

The Hurricane Idalia Silviculture Recovery Program is designed to ensure the long-term viability of Florida’s forest lands and restore the ecological and economic value of timberland damaged by Hurricane Idalia. The program offers landowners cost-share funding specifically for site preparation and tree replanting on classified agricultural lands. It is administered by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Florida Forest Service and funded by the state of Florida.
To be eligible for the program, practice sites must have been forested on August 30, 2023, and experienced significant timber damage that impacted the future viability of the stand as a direct result of Hurricane Idalia.
Qualified applicants are limited to timber landowners in Charlotte, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Jefferson, Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Sarasota, Suwannee and Taylor counties, whose timber experienced significant damage from Hurricane Idalia. This funding is specifically for site preparation and tree replanting on lands classified as agricultural lands under Section 193.461, Florida Statutes (F.S.)
 
Completed applications must be submitted via the online portal at www.IdaliaTimberRecovery.fdacs.gov or by mail in a sealed envelope to the address below and must be received no later than 5:00 PM E.T. on June 30, 2024. For questions about this program and how to apply, please call (850) 681-5800. 

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Florida Forest Service
Hurricane Idalia Silviculture Recovery Program                                 
Attn: CFA Supervisor            
Conner Building – Mail Stop C-25
3125 Conner Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1650
Telephone (850) 681-5800