Now is the time to protect your legacy of land stewardship.
Thinking about the future involves more than just saving for education or retirement. This is particularly important if you own land that you want protected after you're gone. Learn about how to prepare for future preservation through estate planning and how to communicate your vision to your family.
Forestry Friday Workshop, March 29, 2019
Who's Up Next?: Extending Your Stewardship Beyond Your Tenure
Planning for Your Woodland
Jonathan Kays, Extension Forester, University of Maryland Extension Woodland Stewardship Education program
Who's Up Next?
Jennifer E. Jones, GROUND
Basic Estate Planning and How to Make Sense of it All
Paul Goeringer, Extension Legal Specialist, University of Maryland Extension Agriculture Law Education Initiative
Legacy Planning Publications
Managing Your Property
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Welcome to Your Woods: Learn about the benefits of owning woods and the resources that are available to help you
Welcome to Your Woods: Learn about the benefits of owning woods and the resources that are available to help youForests for the Bay
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It's Your Legacy: A Maryland landowner's guide to conservation-based estate planning
It's Your Legacy: A Maryland landowner's guide to conservation-based estate planningUniversity of Maryland Extension & Maryland Environmental Trust
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Legacy Planning Stories: How Forest Landowners "Like Me" Are Ensuring the Future of Their Land
Legacy Planning Stories: How Forest Landowners "Like Me" Are Ensuring the Future of Their LandPennsylvania Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources & Center for Private Forests - Penn State Extension
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Helping your woodland adapt to a changing climate
Helping your woodland adapt to a changing climateMaryland Dept. of Natural Resources Forest Service, University of Maryland Extension, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, and US Forest Service (18 pages)
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Helping your woodland adapt to a changing climate - summary
Helping your woodland adapt to a changing climate - summaryMaryland Dept. of Natural Resources Forest Service, University of Maryland Extension, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, and US Forest Service. This one-page, two-sided digest is suitable for workshops and displays.
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Tax and Estate Planning for Maryland Forest Landowners
Tax and Estate Planning for Maryland Forest LandownersUniversity of Maryland Extension Fact Sheet #630
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Maryland's Preservation Programs
Maryland's Preservation ProgramsThis publication from the Maryland Environmental Trust outlines several statewide preservation resources and programs.
Tax Information
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Tax Information (this site)
Tax Information (this site)Information to help you reduce hidden costs associated with your woodlands and natural areas
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Forest Account Management Book
Forest Account Management BookUniversity of Maryland Extension Bulletin #360
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Estate Planning for Farm Families
Estate Planning for Farm FamiliesUniversity of Maryland Extension Fact Sheet #972
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Farmland Preservation: An Estate Planning Tool
Farmland Preservation: An Estate Planning ToolUniversity of Maryland Extension Fact Sheet #779
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Agricultural Handbook 731: Forest Landowners' Guide to the Federal Income Tax (Revised 2013) - USDA Forest Service
Agricultural Handbook 731: Forest Landowners' Guide to the Federal Income Tax (Revised 2013) - USDA Forest ServiceUSDA Forest Service
Stewardship Planning
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Cost Share Assistance (this site)
Cost Share Assistance (this site)State and Federal programs are available to help reduce costs of natural area projects.