You're invited to attend:

Managing Small Woodlands
as an Investment
 
A seminar on long-term value generation for family forests    Sponsored by:
 
As a group, small private woodland owners manage their forests for long-term value generation and sustained income versus short term profits.  In many cases property is passed down through the generations as a family legacy.
Current timber markets and regulatory constraints are making it increasingly challenging for family-owned forests to continue to build value in their forests and pass these assets to the next generation intact.  However, with foresight and careful business planning, family forest legacies can be protected for the benefit of all generations - present and future.
This full day seminar will introduce landowners to a wide range of information and strategies essential to building long-term value and security in forestland.  Topics will include:
1.    Current log markets
2.    Developing an operating budget
3.    Complying with county & state regulations
4.    Forest taxes
5.    Estate planning
6.    Common legal issues
7.    Minimizing annual management costs
This seminar will be relevant to all types of small woodland owners, including: family forests, NGO's, tribal, small businesses and others.
 
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DATE: Saturday, January 29th, 2011
LOCATION: South Union Grange, 10030 Tilley Rd. S., Olympia, WA 98512            Mapquest directions
COST: $35 (includes a catered lunch)
MORE INFO: Kirk Hanson: 360-316-9317, kirk@nnrg.org
REGISTRATION: Pre-registration is required as space is limited.  Please use the form below to register.    January 29th, 2011
Olympia, WA
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
 
Presenters:

John Zapel
Westek Forest, Ltd.
 
Jon Cushman
Cushman Law
 
Cynthia Worth
Worth Law Group
 
Greg Stapp
Stapp Financial
 
Kirk Hanson
Northwest Certified Forestry
 
Schedule:
  9:00    Introductions
  9:30    Log markets, budgets, regulations                     
  10:30  Break
  10:45  Forest taxes
  11:45  Lunch 
  12:30  Estate planning 
  1:30    Break 
  2:00    Legal issues
  3:00    Break   
  3:30    Reducing mngt. costs
  4:30    End