[PCA] RESOURCES: Support for Reforestation after Hurricanes - Programs from NRCS and FAS help landowners reforest after disasters.

[De Angelis, Patricia]

This article may be of interest, which mentioned programs such as Emergency
Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) and Environmental Quality Incentives
Program (EQIP) to assist landowners to replant/restore following disasters.
Assuming their advice to plant longleaf pine would apply to lands where the
species is traditionally native as part of the longleaf pine restoration
initiative....

By Arlo Kane, Private lands biologist, Landowner Assistance Program Florida
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission·Sep 25, 2019.

When Hurricane Michael struck the central panhandle of Florida last year,
95 percent of 2.8 million acres of forestland was destroyed, according to
the Florida Forest Service. Pine timber sustained nearly $772 million in
damages, and the cost of reforestation in the most-damaged areas could be
as high as $240 million.

Many landowners’ timber was almost ready to harvest, something they were
counting on for their retirement. Instead, they are facing the grim
prospect of having to clean up the debris and replant those timber stands.

But out of catastrophe can come opportunity.

Full story:
https://www.farmers.gov/connect/blog/disaster-planning-and-assistance/support-reforestation-after-hurricanes
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