Posted by Leif Riddervold on June 11th, 2010

This past Wednesday evening , June 9, 2010, we were pleased to host a workshop at the Baldwin Center for Preservation Development for landowners interested in learning about forest management and conservation of their own forest groves.  This is critically important, as 66% of Virginia’s 15.72 million acres of timberland is in private hands.

The speakers for this event were Mike Santucci & Nelson Shaw, both with the Virginia Department of Forestry, Rex Linville of the Piedmont Environmental Council, and Adam Downing, a forester with Virginia Cooperative Extension.  The participants learned important information about the history of Virginia’s Forests, how they can get a Forest Stewardship Management Plan written for their property, how timber is sold, and also about conservation easements.

We would like to thank these folks for provided this informative workshop for the public.  Additional support for this event was provided by the Ballyshannon Fund.

Filed under: Baldwin Center for Preservation, Education and Inspiration, Nature/Environment