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8/11 - Diversifying Income Opportunities on Small Woodlands - Oakville
| When |
Aug 11, 2007 from 09:00 am to 05:00 pm |
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| Where | Wild Thyme Farm, Oakville, WA |
| Contact Name | Kirk Hanson |
| Contact Email | kirk@nnrg.org |
| Contact Phone | 360-316-9317 |
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A workshop that will introduce landowners to a wide array of income generating opportunities for their small woodlands.
Small woodland owners in the Pacific Northwest manage some of the most biologically rich forests in the world. By understanding the unique markets and tools available, woodland owners can translate that biological diversity into diverse income opportunities.
This one-day workshop will introduce landowners to a series of strategies and tools for maximizing the economic potential of conservation-based forest management. Speakers from companies and organizations in the Northwest that specialize in small woodland management will provide thorough overviews of each strategy.
During afternoon field sessions, participants will have an opportunity to tour the Wild Thyme Farm and learn about various forest management and value-added manufacturing practices currently being implemented on a small-scale.
Topics will include:
- Non-timber forest products
- Ecosystem Services Markets (e.g. carbon credits)
- Working Forest Conservation Easements
- FSC certification and markets
- Recreational and commercial leasing
- Small-scale milling & direct sales
- Financing small woodland enterprises
Speakers will include:
Kirk Hanson and Ian Hanna: Northwest Certified Forestry
John Henrikson: Wild Thyme Farm
Doug Mason: Jefferson Land Trust
Anthony Hicks: Forestland Resources
John Harding: Harding Greens
Mark Bowman: Shorebank Enterprise Cascadia
Schedule
Morning
8:30 - Introductions
9:00 - FSC certification & markets
10:00 - Carbon credit markets
11:00 - Recreational leasing
12:00 - Lunch
Afternoon
1:00 - Non-timber forest products
2:00 - Small-scale milling & direct sales
3:00 - Conservation easements
4:00 - Small woodland financing
For additional workshop details, including directions to the event, please download the workshop flier.
To register for the workshop, contact Kirk Hanson at: kirk@nnrg.org, or 360-316-9317.
This workshop will be repeated four times throughout Western Washington. The next workshop will be held on October 13th at the Cedar River Education Center in North Bend. Future workshops will take place in Port Hadlock, Vancouver, and Mount Vernon.
This material is based upon work supported by USDA/CSREES under Award Number 2004-49200-03123.
