• Pine Beetle eradication grants help save pine forests.Pine Trees image by Antonio Oquias from Fotolia.com
  
  According to the National Science Foundation, several species of pine beetles are destroying the nation's pine forests and endangering the environment. Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and South Carolina have been the hardest hit, but the problem extends to most states. Grants are available through individual states to fight pine beetles by cutting down trees and through preventative measures, such as applying pesticides. There also are educational grants and research grants available.
  
  

Cost-Share Grants for Pine Thinning

• Cost-share grants are made directly to private land owners for the purpose of thinning stands of pines to prevent an infestation of pine beetles.
  
  In Oklahoma, owners in Le Flore, McCurtain, Pushmataha and adjacent critical risk counties are eligible for a cost-sharing grant to thin the pines on their lands. The cost-share grant provides up to $40 per acre for commercial operations and up to $60 per acre for nonprofits.
  
  

Grants for Preventative Sprays and Pheromones

• The Idaho Department of Lands offers grant money to landowners in Blaine and Custer counties to provide preventative sprays and pheromone pouches for healthy trees.
  
  

Grants for Pine Beetle Research

• The National Science Foundation funds pine beetle research grants, including grants to study how the pine beetle is affecting the environment in areas where there has been an infestation.
  
  

Public Education Grants

• The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation offers private forestry assistance grants to provide funding for a forester to educate the public about pine beetle identification, prevention and treatment.