Empowering Family Forest Owners to Create Lasting Legacies and Sustain their Forest Resources Part 2

Friday, September 20, 2024

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM MST

Location: Embassy Suites, Aspen Daisy

Speaker(s)

Jennifer Gagnon, MS

Senior Extension Specialist
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
Karen Snape (she/her/hers)

Virginia Tech, Virginia, United States
Asija Rice, MF, CCF

Center For Heirs' Property
Summerville, South Carolina, United States

Moderator(s)

Adam Downing

Virginia Cooperative Extension
Madison, Virginia, United States

In this organized session we will answer the following questions (with a Virginia focus): What legacy planning tools are available to natural resource professionals and landowners? How were these tools developed?

The session will conclude with legacy planning case studies.

Learning Objectives:

Make a case for the urgency for forest conservation measures that include legacy planning and describe the roles professional foresters can play.
List micro and macro approaches to address private forestland retention, including issues surrounding heir's property.
feel comfortable instigating discussions about and support legacy planning efforts within their realm of influence.