{"id":84,"date":"2020-07-20T19:44:27","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T19:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forestar.ca\/?page_id=84"},"modified":"2020-07-28T18:09:57","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T18:09:57","slug":"forest-management-plans-mftip","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forestar.ca\/?page_id=84","title":{"rendered":"Forest Management Plans \/ MFTIP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span class=\"has-inline-color has-very-dark-gray-color\"><strong>Good forest management starts with good knowledge and assistance, as well as a plan. A Forest Management Plan gives landowners useful and relevant information on their forest and provides options on how it can be managed so owners can get the most from their forest. Whether your main objectives are managing for wood\/income, recreation, wildlife or natural heritage, it should be one of the first tools you acquire. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-very-dark-gray-color\">A Forest Management Plan is required to participate in the Managed Forest Tax Incentive Program and to certify a property as Sustainably Managed (FSC\/Smartwood Forest Certification).<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/forestar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/management-planning-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forestar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/management-planning-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/forestar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/management-planning-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forestar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/management-planning-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/forestar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/management-planning-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/forestar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/management-planning-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>Managed Forest Tax Incentive Program (MFTIP)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"has-inline-color has-very-dark-gray-color\"><strong>Williams &amp; Associates can develop and approve a Forest Management Plan that qualifies a property for the MFTIP program for a 10-year period. To qualify, a property generally must:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-very-dark-gray-color\">Be located in Ontario<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-very-dark-gray-color\">Be owned by a Canadian citizen, resident, corporation etc.<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-very-dark-gray-color\">Have a minimum of 9.88 acres of land with a minimum tree density (e.g., 400\/acre) that can be put into the program<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-very-dark-gray-color\">Submit a Forest Management Plan, approved by an MFTIP Plan Approver<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-very-dark-gray-color\">Manage the woodland according to the Forest Management Plan<\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"has-inline-color has-very-dark-gray-color\"><strong>Williams &amp; Associates has developed Forest Management plans for hundreds of private and public woodland owners, for properties ranging from 2 to 8000 acres.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-very-dark-gray-color\">Our background and experience enable us to develop the best range of options to meet owner\u2019s objectives and help implement activities like harvests, thinning, and planting.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good forest management starts with good knowledge and assistance, as well as a plan. A Forest Management Plan gives landowners useful and relevant information on their forest and provides options on how it can be managed so owners can get the most from their forest. 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