The County's Forest Conservation Act seeks to protect existing forests and when development requires any forest protection and/or clearing, appropriate replanting and easements are put into place.
All development applications (except Administrative Subdivisions) require at least submitting the General Forest Information for the County and the Forest Information for the State. Otherwise, please check the appropriate application for guidance on what may apply when forest conservation is required.
The Forest Conservation Manual contains, in the Appendices, all of the types of documents that may be needed for the type of forest conservation required, such as the Perpetual Protective Agreement Deed of Forest Conservation Easement or an Agricultural Declaration of Intent. The Intra-Family Declaration of Intent is also in the Manual but available as a separate document below.