{"id":29911,"date":"2025-01-25T17:10:32","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T21:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=29911"},"modified":"2026-04-24T15:37:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T19:37:37","slug":"idnr-offers-program-aiding-property-tax-reductions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/idnr-offers-program-aiding-property-tax-reductions\/","title":{"rendered":"IDNR Offers Program Aiding in Property Tax Reductions – IFWOA"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Young<\/a>Indiana Forestry & Woodland Owners Association (IFWOA) News:<\/em><\/a> If you live in Indiana and own more than ten acres of woodlands, then you may want to enroll in the Classified Forest and Wildlands Program<\/a> offered through the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Forestry. This program encourages timber production, watershed protection, and wildlife habitat management on private lands in Indiana. Program landowners receive a property tax reduction in return for following a professionally written management plan. In addition to the tax incentive, landowners receive free technical assistance from DNR foresters and wildlife biologists, priority for cost-share to offset the cost of doing management, and the ability to “green” certify their forests. The minimum requirement for program enrollment is 10 acres of forest, wetland, shrubland, and\/or grassland.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce enrolled in our program, you get a reduced property tax assessment,\u201d says Gretchen Herbaugh<\/a>, District Forester with Indiana DNR serving southwestern Indiana.<\/p>\n

\u201cProperty can be anything from forest ground to native grasses to pollinator habitats to wildlife food plots\u2014we span a large range of habitat types and management styles,\u201d Herbaugh says.<\/p>\n

For full IFWOA article view: Indiana DNR Offers a Special Program for Woodland Owners<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the program with more resources view the Hoosier Ag Today article, Indiana DNR Offering a Special Program for Woodland Owners<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Resources:<\/strong>
\nSubscribe<\/a>, IFWOA YouTube Channel (includes The Nature of Oaks, Be Tick Aware, Population Ecology of Deer and more)
\nFind an Indiana Professional Forester<\/a>, Indiana Forestry & Woodland Owners Association (IFWOA)
\n<\/strong>Purdue Arboretum Explorer<\/a>
\nNative Trees of the Midwest<\/a>, The Education Store
\nShrubs and Woody Vines of Indiana and the Midwest<\/a>, The Education Store
\nInvesting in Indiana Woodlands<\/a>, The Education Store
\nForest Improvement Handbook<\/a>, The Education Store
\nID That Tree<\/a>, Purdue Extension-Forestry & Natural Resources (FNR) YouTube playlist
\nWoodland Management Moment\u00a0<\/a>, Purdue Extension-FNR YouTube playlist
\nDistrict Foresters<\/a>\u00a0for 10 plus acres, Indiana Department of Natural Resources
\nFinancial and Tax Aspects of Tree Planting<\/a><\/p>\n

Diana Evans<\/a>, Extension and Web Communication Specialist
\nPurdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n

Liz Jackson<\/a>, Engagement Lead
\nIndiana Forestry & Woodland Association (IFWOA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Indiana Forestry & Woodland Owners Association (IFWOA) News: If you live in Indiana and own more than ten acres of woodlands, then you may want to enroll in the Classified Forest and Wildlands Program offered through the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Forestry. This program encourages timber production, watershed protection, and wildlife […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,81,55,622],"tags":[1991,1994,619,1995,432,1993,1992,495],"class_list":["post-29911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-forestry","category-timber","category-woodproductsmanufacturing","category-woodlands","tag-classified-forest","tag-habitat-management","tag-indiana-department-of-natural-resources","tag-land-owners","tag-timber","tag-watershed","tag-wildlands-program","tag-woodlands","audience-for-enthusiasts","audience-for-homeowners","audience-for-landowners","audience-for-professionals"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t