‘Trees in Transition’ workshop on Saturday
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Photo courtesy of PCSWCD |
PARKMAN — Woodland succession planning is the process of setting up a smooth transition between you and the future owners of your woodland or forest. While planning is an important part of the process of passing the land on to the next owner, this alone will not ensure that the property will be owned and managed in the future as you intend. When land is passed to the next landowner with clear visions about how it is to be managed and why, the land is more likely to be kept intact and managed as a legacy. This can establish a pattern for future generations.
Have you taken a moment to think about the future of your land? Is it important for you to know what your woods will look like in 10 years, or even 50 years? Do you know the value of your woodlands? Do you know your options for conserving or selling your land? These questions are essential ones to consider for any landowner.
On Saturday, March 5 the Piscataquis County and Somerset County Soil and Water Conservation Districts will present an engaging workshop “Trees in Transition: Succession Planning for Your Woodlands” at the Parkman Town Office from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Trees workshop will provide detailed, useful information for landowners who have started a plan, finished a plan or haven’t started a plan; for folks with a few acres to several hundred acres; and for folks who have detailed land management plans to those who are working with raw, over-rown or poorly managed land. No matter what stage you are at with your woodlands or forest, there will be something valuable for you offered at this workshop.
Workshop participants will learn about succession planning (start to finish), conservation easements for succession planning, state resources available to landowners, assessing timber value, land transfer options and much more from this fantastic lineup of expert presenters. All participants will also receive SWOAM’s succession planning handbook “Creating a Legacy” and hands-on, step-by-step instructions on how to use the handbook to create a succession plan for their land.
Presenters for this event will include Jessica Leahy of the University of Maine and First Vice President of the Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine (SWOAM), Erica Kaufmann of the Forest Society of Maine and Gordon Moore and Patty Cormier, district foresters for the Maine Forest Service.
In addition to hearing presentations from all the knowledgeable presenters and receiving the “Creating a Legacy” handbook, workshop participants will also enjoy a delicious, hearty lunch provided by Billi Barker of the Enchanted Kitchen out of Saint Albans.
Pre-registration is required. For more information or to register, please contact the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District at 564-2321 ext. 3 or info@piscataquisswcd.org.