Message from Stewardship Program:

The Forest Stewardship program provides a means for state, federal, and private agencies to better coordinate their services to the private non industrial forest landowner with a common goal of long-term stewardship of forestlands in Louisiana.

State Forestland Statistics:

• Total forested acres= 13.9 million
• Privately owned=9.2 million
• Industry=1.3 million
• Government=3.4 million

Stewardship in Louisiana:

• Number of stewardship plans=977
• Acres covered by stewardship plans= 127,049 acres
• Number of Certified Stewardship Forests= 224
• Certified Forest Stewardship Acres= 48,123

Stewardship Contact:

Louis C. Heaton - Management Chief

P.O. Box 1628

Baton Rouge, LA 70821

Phone: (225) 925-4500

Links:

• Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
• Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service
• Southern Regional Extension Forestry
• The Nature Conservany, Louisiana Chapter
• EPA: Globabl Warming Impacts, Louisiana
• Kisatchie National Forest
• Louisiana Society of American Foresters
• Forest Health Protection, Southern Region

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