N.C. Forest Service - Rates for Products and Services
The North Carolina Forest Service (NCFS) is authorized by statute to charge a fee for certain products and services in order to recover costs associated with them. The following represent the most current rates for these items.
NCFS foresters and rangers can work one-on-one with landowners to create a management plan specifically tailored to the goals they have for their woodland. Fees for this service vary with plan type and acreage covered.
Contact your county forest ranger to learn more about plans for your woodland.
Prescribed fire (Rx fire) services are offered by the NCFS for site preparation burning, nonsite preparation burning and fire line installation-only contracts. Rates are set each calendar year and can be explained by your local county ranger.
Before a timber harvest, trees intended for removal are marked to ensure that only suitable removals are made. NCFS personnel will demonstrate this task on stands of two acres or less free of charge. For crop tree marking up to 20 acres, there is a charge of $25.00 per acre. The NCFS will not mark stands over this amount but will recommend the hiring of a professional consulting forester for the job.
There is no separate charge for the paint used for timber marking. To arrange for timber marking, please contact your county forest ranger.
The NCFS operates three training facilities in the state available for rental to government and other institutions; the B.H. Corpening Training Facility in Crossnore, the Ralph Winkworth Forestry Center in Kinston, and the Stanford M. Adams Training Facility just outside Pittsboro. The facilities in Crossnore and Kinston both offer overnight accommodations and full meal services.
| Breakfast (Corpening only) | $8.59 |
| Lunch (Corpening only) | $11.31 |
| Supper (Corpening only) | $19.64 |
| Lodging (Corpening only) | $44.55 |
| Use fee with snacks optional (Corpening only) | $3 per person, per day, classroom only |
| Use fee with refreshments twice per day (Corpening only) | $8 per person, per day |
| Firing range rental (Corpening only) (If classroom is also used, the use fee listed above applies, in addition to the range rental.) | $2 per person, per day, with a $50 minimum per day |
| Leadership low ropes course only rental (If classroom is also used, the use fee listed above applies in addition to the low ropes course rental. The low ropes course is not available at all facilities.) | $2 per person, per day, with a $50 minimum per day |
| Classroom fee (Adams only, half day) | $100 |
| Classroom fee (Adams only, full day) | $200 |
| Full and half day rental includes bottled water and coffee, additional snacks | $5 per person, per day (Adams only) |
| Classroom fee (Adams only, full week) | $800 |
Common Forest Trees of North Carolina and How to Identify Them: Order Publication
This paperback reference book has been in print for several decades and is periodically updated with new information. It includes details on tree sizes, shapes and other characteristics of native North Carolina species. The purchase price for this publication is $1.00 per copy.
The Forester's Field Handbook: Order Publication
A long-used and frequently revised reference guide for professional foresters and students of forestry. The purchase price for this publication is $7.50 per copy.
Planting bar
Planting bars are shovel-like tools used to quickly create suitable holes for planting tree seedlings. Bars can be borrowed from district or county offices. Users must leave a refundable deposit of $48.00 per device.
Drip torch
Drip torches are handheld canisters containing kerosene and diesel fuels, used to ignite forest fuels in prescribed burning operations. Burners can borrow the torches from a district or county office by leaving a refundable deposit of $150.00 per torch.
This page was last modified on 01/09/2025