STIHL Grants

STIHL Grants is sponsored by STIHL Inc.. Provides grants to state parks for projects related to sustainability, recovery, conservation, or environmental education programs.

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Limited Deals. Welcome to Hearts of STIHL Making it easier for people to work with and in nature is at the very heart of what we do at STIHL and part of our commitment to socially responsible environmental stewardship. The Hearts of STIHL program is an extension of that commitment.

Inspired by the staff of America’s State Parks, Hearts of STIHL seeks to support programs which prioritize responsible forest management practices, sustainability, recovery, conservation, and environmental education programs.

The mission of Hearts of STIHL is to help those people and programs that are caring for the national treasures that are our America’s State Parks and preserve them for the enjoyment of all Americans, current and future. For 2025, the Hearts of STIHL program will provide grants to a state park in each of the nation’s six regions—Northwest, North-Central, Central, Southwest, Northeast, and Southeast—totaling $80,000.

The grant will be managed by the America’s State Parks Foundation , and parks can apply for funds to help projects related to sustainability, recovery, conservation, or environmental education programs.

Our Commitment to Sustainability At STIHL Inc., we believe that as a leader in the outdoor power equipment industry, it is our duty to set the example in sustainability and continue to invest time, energy, and resources in innovative technologies, programs, and partnerships as part of our ongoing commitment to socially responsible environmental stewardship.

It is one reason why we continue to expand our line of fuel-efficient gas-powered and battery-powered outdoor power equipment while using environmentally responsible production practices wherever possible.

STIHL Inc. has prioritized sustainability throughout our practices, including reducing our hazardous waste stream, reducing electricity consumption, reducing our overall landfill waste through conservation and recycling programs, and the development of “green roofs” at several of our facilities which are designed to limit storm water runoff, reduce interior temperature through organic absorption of sunlight, improve sound insulation, and add clean oxygen back to the environment.

The Administration Building, completed in October 2019, features the largest privately funded green roof in the state of Virginia with 56,000 sedum plants creating a living ‘roof,’ which reduces energy consumption by cooling the building in the summer and retaining heat in the winter months. It also provides sound insulation.

2024 Hearts of STIHL Grant Recipients STIHL Inc. recently announced the winners of the 2024 Hearts of STIHL program, an initiative to care for the environment through the preservation of our nation’s state parks. The 2024 Hearts of STIHL winners, representing the nation’s six state park regions, have each been awarded a $20,000 grant to help fund sustainability, recovery, conservation, or environmental education programs.

Marsh Creek State Park – Pennsylvania Paved the most popular Park Road Trail to make it ADA compliant and more accessible to nearly one-million annual visitors Powhatan State Park – Virginia Engaged in the recovery and restoration of 63 acres of abandoned agriculture fields, transforming them into flourishing Piedmont Prairie by purchasing native seeds, supplies, materials, and equipment and training staff Arkansas State Park – Arkansas Procured state-of-the-art equipment for dedicated trail crews' trail maintenance and enhancement Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park – Michigan Treated and protected ash trees from Emerald Ash Borer Beetles (EAB) with insecticide North Dakota Parks and Recreation – North Dakota Managed high-risk trees through removal, repurposing, and replanting using new essential PPE and chippers equipment through The TreeCycle Initiative Lapakahi State Historical Park – Hawaii Implemented the Fire Mitigation Pilot Program and renewable power at the visitor center, while protecting and preserving extensive archaeological sites with remnants of coastal fishing village established around 1300 Delaware Seashore State Park – Delaware Funded shoreline and management program for nature preserve and historic cultural site Tishomingo State Park – Mississippi Renovated and enhanced nature education center; trail maintenance and forestry management Prairie State Park – Missouri Removed invasive tree species and initiated native tree planting program Twin Falls Resort State Park – West Virginia Expanded conservation education programs and established a wildlife habitat fishing pond McCroskey State Park – Idaho Planted 20,000 trees on 60 acres of forest; re-seeding of six acres of native Palouse Prairie habitat Ridgway State Park – Colorado Became International Darks Sky Place (IDSP) certified through park modifications and improvements and purchase of telescope for public IDSP programs Roxbury Heritage State Park – Massachusetts Launched Stewardship Corps after-school program, an eight-week high/middle school program Chewacla State Park – Alabama Partnered with the City of Auburn and Auburn University College of Forestry Wildlife and Environment for non-native invasive species removal Inks Lake State Park – Texas Replaced storm damaged and diseased trees, planted native trees, and engaged in eco-system maintenance Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park – Kentucky Performed tornado recovery, trail recovery and enhancement, and equipment and material purchases Wyoming State Parks – Wyoming Installed pollinator demonstration gardens at five Wyoming state parks Spooner Lake State Park – Nevada Improved biomass disposal and purchased portable mill and wood kiln Planting Seeds, Growing Our Hearts In response to the devastating effects of wildfires in 2020, STIHL Inc. was proud to support recovery efforts in two Pacific Northwest state parks with the planting of 2,021 trees in 2021.

STIHL collaborated with state parks in California and Oregon to help restore these natural treasures. The project broke ground on June 7, 2021 with the planting of trees in Collier Memorial State Park in Chiloquin, Oregon and Lake Oroville State Recreation Area in Oroville, California. The second phase of the project took place in the fall of 2021.

The project was a true partnership and included men and women of the Oregon and California State Parks; hazardous tree felling and training by professional arborist and STIHL Inc. spokesperson Mark Chisholm ; Director of Conservation for the MeatEater group Ryan Callaghan ; as well as Chuck Leavell , musical director for the Rolling Stones, award-winning tree farmer, conservationist, and producer of the PBS television program, “America’s Forests with Chuck Leavell.

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