Healthy Forest Reserve Program

For Private & Tribal Landowners - Mississippi

The Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP) is a voluntary program established for the purpose of restoring and enhancing forest ecosystems to: 1) promote the recovery of threatened and endangered species, 2) improve biodiversity; and 3) enhance carbon sequestration.

The federally listed threatened or endangered species targeted for habitat and population recovery activities in Mississippi are the gopher frog, gopher tortoise and the black pine snake, a candidate for listing.  The program will be offered in 14 counties including: Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forrest, Perry, Greene, Pearl River, Stone, George, Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson.

For more information, please click on links below.

National HFRP website

If you encounter any problems with the files provided on this page, please contact Yolanda Jackson at 601-965-4139 ext. 166.

The following documents require Acrobat Reader.

2008 MS HFRP Counties (PDF; 438 KB)
2008 MS HFRP Fact Sheet (PDF; 186 KB)
2008 HFRP Questions and Answers  (PDF; 489 KB)
 

State Contacts:

Al Garner, ASTC, (Programs)
Phone: 601-965-5196 ext. 111
Email: Al Garner

Decunda Duke-Bozeman, State WRP/HFRP Coordinator
Phone: 601-965-4139 ext. 120
Email: Decunda Bozeman

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