Technical Assistance

Receiving technical assistance

Technical assistance, through either a government agency or a private consultant, is available to Illinois citizens and eligible landowners based upon the nature and extent of the forestry-related request. The table below highlights the most common citizen requests and the agency or individuals responsible for handling and directing those requests.

Technical Assistance Matrix
	Consulting Forester	Certified Arborist	IDNR Forestry	IDNR Wildlife	UI Extension	NRCS	FSA
Technical Assistance	X	X	X	X	X	X
Publications & Education			X	X	X	X	X
Forest Management Plans	X		X
Forest Inventory & Analysis	X		X
Timber Sale Administration	X		X
Timber Marketing Assistance	X		X		X
Timber Tax Assistance	X		X
Tree/Timber Appraisals	X	X
Litigation & Expert Witness	X	X
Tree Planting Plans	X	X	X	X		X
Tree Planting Advice	X	X	X	X	X	X
Tree Planting (labor)	X	X
Pesticide Recommendations	X	X	X	X	X
Advice on Ordering Tree Planting Stock	X	X	X	X	X	X
Forest/Tree Health & Shade Tree Advice	X	X	X		X
Urban Tree Inventory	X	X	X
USDA Farm Bill Programs (CRP, EQIP, WHIP, WRP)						X	X
Farm Bill Program Eligibility & Enrollment						X	X
USDA Cost-Share Assistance	X		X	X		X	X
Soil & Water Conservation Practices						X	X
Wetland Determination & Restoration						X
Wildlife Management Plans	X			X		X
Grass/Legume Plantings & Food Plots				X		X
Nuisance Wildlife				X
Equipment Loan			X	X		X

Links to Technical Assistance

State Agencies

Federal Agencies

Private Consultants/Contractors