State and Private Forestry

State and Private Forestry programs provide technical assistance to Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. The primary partners are the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) in Puerto Rico and the Department of Agriculture in the US Virgin Islands.

State and Private Forestry manages about 33 active grants involving $1.2 million cooperators' funds and $1.4 million Forest Service funds. These agreements focus on technical assistance, technology transfer and training. The Programs implemented in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands can be divided into the following categories:

Urban and Community Forestry 
Rural Landowner Assistance 
Economic Action 
Forest Health
Cooperative Fire

Champion Trees of Puerto Rico

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