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Woodland Owners Notes eNewsletter
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Heirs' Property
Over half of U.S. forestland is owned and managed by more than ten million private owners. Most of this land is family owned and the average parcel size is smaller than twenty-five acres (National Association of State Foresters 2023). These owners represent a diverse group of people who have many reasons for owning their property but provide an all-important resource for the forest industry. Many of these small forest owners can be categorized legally, as among the most unstable class of owners, referred to as heirs’ property owners or a more concise legal term known as co-tenancy. Learn more about heirs' property
in this breakdown written by Dr. Kurt Smith.
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2021 Income of North Carolina Timber Harvested and Delivered to
Mills
Check out the newest data on North Carolina income from timber harvest and delivered to mills. Data shows the value of timber harvests (stumpage value) in NC by landowners in 2021 was $578 million, down $12 million from 2020. Timber buyers, upon delivery of the timber to the mills. received approximately $1,157 million (delivered value) in 2021, down $25.9 million from the previous year. Data includes acres of timberland, percentage of timberland, stumpage value, delivered value and rank within the state by county. Learn More »
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Legacy Planning Handbook
As a landowner or citizen, you’ve seen North Carolina’s rapid population growth and the change in our rural landscape. North Carolina’s private working lands are at risk from the threats and pressures of unplanned development. Landowners are driven to leave a land legacy. As you explore your options you’ll find that every landowner can benefit from land conservation planning in the short and longer-term. A plan is essential. This handbook is designed to help you begin the journey to create a land conservation plan that works for you now and for the future
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Earth Day - April 22, 2023
Earth Day is a day about demonstrating support to protect our
environment as well as showing our gratitude to our home.
The 2023 Earth Day theme is "Invest in Our Planet". Join us in
our efforts to restore our Earth through our social media
campaign April 17-21, 2021. We're teaming up with the NC Forest Service, NC Forestry Association, NC Urban Forest Council, and NC Project Learning Tree to provide resources via Facebook and Twitter to support our environment and our forests!
You can also celebrate Earth Day by participating in many forestry events on Earth Day (April 22nd). More information on upcoming events is in the 'Coming Events of Interest to Woodland Owners' below.Learn More
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Coming Events of Interest to Woodland Owners
April 12th, 2023 (W), 8:30 - 11:45 AM ET, Franklin County Forestry Tour.
NC Cooperative Extension is partnering with industry leaders and the NC Forest Service to host this educational event for timber owners in Franklin County. Tour stops will be led by industry leaders, NC Forest Service, and NC Wildlife Resources Commission. Get more information and register in advance on the Franklin County event
page.
April 13th, 2023 (Th), 9 AM - 3:30 PM ET, Project Learning Tree Explore Your Environment K-8 Workshop @ Carolina Beach. Join classroom and nonformal educators as well as local natural resource professionals at Carolina Beach State Park in Carolina Beach, NC as we explore activities in the newly released Project Learning Tree Explore Your Environment K-8 Activity Guide. Every participant will leave the workshop with a copy of this guide which includes 50 hands-on, multidisciplinary activities to connect children to nature and increase young people’s awareness and knowledge about their environment. Registration closes Monday, April 3rd. Registration costs $25. Get more information and register in advance on the NC Aquarium event page (scroll down to PLT).
April 22nd, 2023 (Sat), 9 - 11 AM ET, Bradford Pear Bounty in Newton, NC. Get rid of the invasive, stinky Bradford pears on your property to receive up to five free native trees with proof of removal. Learn more and
register in advance on treebountync.com.
April 22nd, 2023 (Sat), 10 AM - 3 PM ET, Party for the Pine. Join the celebration for the oldest known living longleaf pine, learn how prescribed fire keeps the longleaf forest healthy, and appreciate the natural beauty of the Sandhills of North Carolina! Keep an eye on the Friends of Weymouth Woods 2023 event page for more information on the event.
April 22nd, 2023 (Sat), 10 AM - 2 PM ET, Blue Ridge Fire Festival. Learn how prescribed fire is "good" fire in reducing wildfire risk, promoting new growth and healthy forests and how a little smoke from a prescribed burn can prevent a lot of smoke later! Visit this free fire festival at Lake James State Park in Nebo, NC.
April 22nd, 2023 (Sat), 10 AM - 1 PM ET, Forest Landowner Workshop (Burke County). If you own forestland and are unsure what to do next, this free workshop in Morganton, NC is for you! This
workshop will cover: what’s going on in your forest?, how forest planning can bring tax savings, how to control invasive plants, and cost-share funding that will make your forest stronger. Get more information and RSVP to save your spot on the Burke County event page.
May 11th, 2023 (Th), 8:30 AM - 5 PM ET, Women's Chainsaw
Workshop in Avery County. Did you know North Carolina has an average of 4,400 wildfires per year? In this workshop, we will look at practical uses for chainsaw skills by creating defensible space around the home. Participants will learn about adapting homes to mitigate wildfire risk and gain hands-on experience with bucking, limbing, and home hazard assessments.
This course is designed to provide a safe and welcoming learning environment for women who are new to chainsaw use. Registration is $10 (includes lunch). Get more information and register by April 26th on the Forest Guilds event page.Webinars & Online Learning
Forestry Webinars on
Demand Webinars are a great opportunity to learn about different forestry topics from experts in the field. We have collaborated with professionals from a variety of backgrounds, including forestry, economics, law, and more to bring you relevant topics at home.
eFire This interactive site allows you to choose your own eFIRE experience! Become virtually immersed in a prescribed burn, learn why and how burns are conducted, read the
provided resources, and/or hear from the multiple types of people who use prescribed fire as a land management tool!
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Woodland Owner Notes E-news is a monthly email newsletter from Extension Forestry at NC State University. This newsletter is made possible through support from the Renewable Resources Extension Act and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The
2023 editors are:Mary Lou Addor, NC State University, Extension Forestry, Raleigh, NC
Robert Bardon, NC State University, Extension Forestry, Raleigh, NC
Jim Hamilton, NC Cooperative Extension Service, Boone, NC
Alton Perry, Roanoke Electric Cooperative, Rich Square, NC
Colby Lambert, NC Cooperative Extension, Lillington, NC
Rajan Parajuli, NC State University, Raleigh, NC
Jennifer Fawcett, NC State University, Extension Forestry, Raleigh, NCSend Comments and Suggestions to the Editor, at NC State University, Email: extension_forestry@ncsu.edu.
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