Southeast Wisconsin Woodland Owners Conference

February 9, 2008
Woodland Owners Conference
Country Springs Hotel and Conference Center
Waukesha, Wisconsin

Dear Woodland Owner,

Join us for the 19th annual Southeast Wisconsin Woodland Owners Conference at the Country Springs Hotel and Conference Center in Waukesha. This year our theme is Personal Planning for your Woodlands, with many sessions to choose from, including:

• Conservation Easements
• Topics for New Woodland Owners
• Land Donations
• Estate Planning
• New Markets for your Woodland
• Sustainable Products
• Biofuels
• Travel Back in Time and Meet a Lumberjack from the 1800s!

As always, a large array of exhibitors will display an exciting variety of forest-related products and services.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn the latest about woodland management from experienced resource professionals and other woodland owners. Contact UW-Extension at (414) 290-2400 for more information or to register.

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7:30 Registration

8:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks

8:30 Keynote Address: The Future of Private Forestry Assistance in Wisconsin – Paul DeLong, Chief State Forester, Wisconsin DNR

9:30 Passing the Torch to the Next Generation:
It Won’t Work for Everyone, but it Works for Us! – Eugene M. Roark, Woodland Owner, The Hills Tree Farm
Conservation Easements: A Creative Tool for Preservation vs. Deed Restrictions – Angela Curtes, Assistant Director/Land Protection Specialist, Ozaukee Washington Land Trust
Land Donations to a Not-for-profit Organization – Chuck Haubrich, WWOA Foundation President

10:25 Break and Exhibits

10:45 Morning Breakout Session

Room A – Basic Estate Planning for Woodland Owners – Phil Harris, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Room B – Maple Syrup - A Rite of Spring – Don Gilmore, Sanctuary Manager, Riveredge Nature Center
Room C – The Market for Sustainable Wood Products – Paul Pingrey, Forest Certification Coordinator, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

11:45 Lunch and Exhibits

1:00 Afternoon Breakout Session

Room A – Conservation Easements Explained – Karen Bassler, Conservation Program Director, Gathering Waters Conservancy
Room B – New to Forest Management? Here Are a Few Helpers – Mike Sieger, Forester, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Room C – What’s Your Timber Worth? – Jim Bednar, Forester, Algoma Lumber Company

1:55 The Potential for Wood-based Biofuels – Ken Skog, Project Leader, Economics & Statistics Research, US Forest Service Products Laboratory

2:45 Break

3:00 Drag Your Dead Bodies Out of Bed, There’s Daylight in the Swamp! – Sterling Strathe, Director, LEAF Program, UW-Stevens Point

4:00 Closing Comments and wrap up

This program is sponsored by:
University of Wisconsin – Extension
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Wisconsin Woodland Owners Association

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