Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Cost Share

A tree has been infested with a southern pine beetle due to the presence of pitch tubes

Purpose

Implement preventive measures to minimize or prevent future infestations of Southern Pine Beetle (SPB) 

Practices

First thinning of overly dense, pulpwood sized pine stands 

Eligibility

Landowners who own a minimum of 10 contiguous forested acres that are predominately composed of pine species in Angelina, Cass, Cherokee, Hardin, Harrison, Houston, Jasper, Liberty, Marion, Nacogdoches, Newton, Panola, Polk, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Trinity, Tyler, and Walker counties.

Eligibility map

Application

The grant application will open Nov. 1, 2025 

About

We provide financial and technical assistance to forest landowners to encourage forest landowners to implement preventive measures to minimize or prevent future infestations of Southern Pine Beetle (SPB).  Eligible landowners must own a minimum of 10 contiguous forested acres that are predominately composed of pine species and located within one of the 21 priority counties. 

For FY 2024, through funding from USDA Forest Service-Region 8 and Forest Health Protection, we are providing financial assistance up to $50 per acre to eligible landowners to assist in the first thinning of overly dense, pulpwood sized pine stands. Landowners and potential project sites must meet certain eligibility criteria that have been established for the program. 

 Completed applications are due no later than February 1, 2026. 

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