Private Land Forest Thinning Cost Share

How it works

The Pennington Conservation District’s 2024 cost share list includes a private land forest thinning program. The page says it is a fuels-mitigation and wildland-urban interface effort that can help increase survivability of homes within the Black Hills National Forest.

What the money covers

The listed work is forest thinning for wildfire risk reduction. The page breaks out the payout as $750 per acre for thinning and $150 per acre for slash removal.

Amounts and matching

The page states: 80% cost share, with a current rate of $1,800/acre on 50/50, resulting in a payout of $900/acre. It also says the landowner can receive up to $1,200 per acre for 0.5 to 10 acres. The page does not explain further how the $1,200 figure interacts with the $900/acre payout, so both figures are reported exactly as stated.

How to apply

The page says to contact Lindsay Mader at 605-441-5046 for more information.

Timing and deadlines

The page does not give an application deadline, open date, or close date.

Additional notes

The page presents this as a county cost-share opportunity and does not provide a separate application form or step-by-step instructions on the page itself.