Forest Stewardship & Legacy

Forest Legacy Program

Our Forest Legacy Program (FLP), seeks  to protect your forested lands. Our goal is to protect the forest resources of high ecological value in the US Virgin Islands that are threatened by conversion to non-forest uses that meet the eligibility criteria established for the program.

This program is highly competitive, and funds are limited. Projects that make it through the Virgin Islands’ ranking process will be forwarded to the US Forest Service and entered into a regional, then national evaluation process. Funding is not guaranteed, and we remind you that the acquisition is made based on a voluntary sale (“willing seller”) and eminent domain will never be used.