Karnataka Forest Department provides certain facilities for general public through a number of schemes involving tree planting and/or raising of awareness. The schemes are:
(a) Krushy Aranya Protsaha Yojane (KAPY) - Provides seedlings at subsidized rates and monetary incentive for tree planting;
(b) Raising of seedlings for public distribution (RSPD) - provides seedlings at subsidized rates;
(c) Maguvigondu Mara Salegondu Vana - provides free seedlings to school children for planting trees in school compounds and house premises
(d) Tree Park - provides facilities to general public for recreation and environmental awareness;
(e) Daivivana - provides facilities to general public for recreation and environmental awareness; and
(f) Chinnara Vana Darshana - provides facilities to school children to visit forest and wildlife areas to increase their environmental awareness.