The second Keeping it in the Family Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention informational meeting is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, at Antioch Baptist Church at Hope. The Small Farm Program at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is sponsoring the meeting.
Joe Friend, UAPB forester with the Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention program, will discuss managing forestland for profit and maximum production, the importance of obtaining a forest management plan and U.S. Department of Agriculture programs that can help forestland owners install improvement practices.
In addition, heir property issues, the need for clear title, along with wills and estate planning will be discussed.
The event will include a brief summary of issues discussed at the first Keeping it in the Family meeting at Camden on Nov. 10.
Participation of local agents from the Farm Service Agency and Natural Resources Conservation Service is encouraged, Henry English, director of the Small Farm Program at UAPB, said in a news release.
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This is a dinner meeting. Pre-registration is requested.
“If you have special needs or to be included in the meal count, contact Kandi Williams, SFLR outreach coordinator, at (903) 306-8663 or klwilliams4@gmail.com,” a spokesman said.
The SFLR program is part of the Keeping it in the Family forest conservation model which is a collaboration of federal, state, local, private and community-based organizations to help keep private forestlands in families.