Tree Planting Incentives
Tree Planting Incentives support Maryland farmers and landowners planting new trees through agricultural conservation practices to advance the state’s tree-planting goal and capture greenhouse gas emissions.
Funder: Maryland Department of Agriculture
Due Dates: No application deadline or enrollment window specified
Funding Amounts: $2 per new tree, plus MACS cost-share assistance of up to 100% (up to 87.5% for silvopasture)
Summary: Supports Maryland farmers and landowners planting new trees through approved conservation practices to capture greenhouse gas emissions.
Key Information: Tree planting must be part of a qualifying conservation practice financed through MACS.
Description
The Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Tree Planting Incentives provide a bonus to Maryland farmers and landowners who plant new trees as part of approved agricultural conservation practices. The bonus supplements regular assistance through the Maryland Agricultural Water Quality Cost-Share Program (MACS), connecting tree planting with conservation work on farms.
The incentive is part of the department’s Ecosystem Incentives Program, which promotes clean water, healthy soil, and climate solutions. It supports Maryland’s tree-planting goal by encouraging trees that capture greenhouse gas emissions contributing to climate change. Qualifying work includes windbreaks, silvopasture, riparian forest buffers, hedgerows, and tree and shrub establishment.
