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.
- Illinois Technical Forestry Assistance: Forest Management and Urban Forestry
- 2013 Illinois Directory of Professional Consulting Foresters
Consulting Forester |
Certified Arborist |
IDNR Forestry |
IDNR Wildlife |
UI Extension |
NRCS | FSA | |
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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 |