One NC Naturally
Partnerships in Conservation
Quarterly Electronic Newsletter
Office of Conservation and Community Affairs
Spring 2004

Up Coming Events

An invitation to the 2004 North Carolina Forestry Summit:
HELP SUSTAIN WORKING FORESTS
Working forests are vital to clean water & air, timber sustainability, wildlife habitat, and achieving the quality of life we have come to expect as citizens of North Carolina.

What financial, technical, and management advice is available for North Carolina's forestland owners? And what can be done to insure the healthy sustainability of forestlands in North Carolina?

The North Carolina Division of Forest Resources', in cooperation with several government and private organizations, will host two FREE Forestry Summits during the Summer of 2004 to address these questions, and hear first-hand from forestland owners themselves how to tackle some of the issues in maintaining forest management as a practical alternative to other land uses.

Locations & Dates

Smithfield Johnston County Community College
Wednesday July 28
10am - 3:30pm

Statesville Statesville Civic Center
Thursday August 19
10am - 3:30pm

Registration and barbecue lunches are free.

Once the pre-registration process begins, it will be available through the Division of Forest Resources' Web site www.dfr.state.nc.us. or by contacting your County Forest Ranger's office. It's expected that pre-registration will begin around May 1st.

Some of topics that will be discussed:

· The biological and economic importance North Carolina's forests

· Tax advantages to owning forestland

· Public & private financial incentives available for managing forestland

· Solutions to maintain working forestlands

Raffle Prize

Landowners attending the Summits will be eligible to a win a raffle prize by participating in a survey to be conducted during each Summit event.

Recent USDA-Forest Service data indicate that North Carolina lost nearly 1 million acres of forestland between 1990 to 2002, mostly due to urbanization and development. This Forestry Summit will provide information you can use to sustain your forestlands in North Carolina as working landscapes that protect the water, provide renewable resources, and preserves a way of life.