The Business End of Forests

Women landowners across the eastern United States (and beyond) have an incredible new resource at their fingertips in the form of the Women on the Land: A Landowner's Guide to Stewarding her Woodlands.

Join ForestHers across North Carolina for an online discussion about taking action with your land!

Time & Location:

Dec 08, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET

Zoom

 

About The Event:

UW-Madison Extension Forestry is excited to announce upcoming women woodland owner events in the Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, and Iron County area! We are partnering with women natural resource professionals and local landowners to provide opportunities to:

Hosted by University of Illinois Extension, Missouri Women Owning Woodlands Network, and Iowa Women’s Woodland Stewardship Network. Sponsored in part by donations from Iowa Tree Farm and Illinois Tree Farm.

When

Friday September 9, 2022

Where

White Oak Campground - Shimek State Forest, IA

Schedule

Written by Maddie Eberly, Forest Stewards Guild

Women Owning Woodlands is hosting four webinars in May based on “Women on the Land: A Landowner’s Guide to Stewarding Her Woodlands.”

Register here!

On this video call natural resource professionals and fellow WOW members will be there to talk about your forests, so come prepared with questions, stories, and of course, your preferred drink or snack!

By Nichole Henger, Forestry Program Coordinator for the St. Croix River Assocation

Sarah Deumling is one of a handful of foresters in the Pacific Northwest harnessing more of the carbon drawdown potential of their land, modeling forestry for a rapidly warming world. 

By Margaret Morales. The full version of this article, from Sightline Institute, can be found here.

Photo credits: Margaret Morales. 

For landowners, donating a conservation easement is a way to protect places they love. It’s also a major financial decision. When landowners donate a conservation easement, they give up part of the value of their property — often their family’s biggest asset.

This article appeared in the National Association of Conservation Districts' newsletter.

Indiana’s LaPorte County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is partnering with Women4theLand to focus on female landowner needs through periodic Women’s Conservation Learning Circles.

Life+LAND blog post by Danielle Atkins

Let's talk money...

What is the return on timber?

We're talking money.

What can you expect to get in 20-25-30 years . . .