{"id":6630,"date":"2013-12-18T16:43:06","date_gmt":"2013-12-19T00:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ext100.wsu.edu\/stevens\/?page_id=75"},"modified":"2025-06-12T15:35:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T22:35:06","slug":"nrs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/stevens\/nrs\/","title":{"rendered":"Natural Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Welcome<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The WSU Extension Forestry program provides objective, research-based education and resources for owners of forested property as well as the general public. We offer classes, workshops, and field days as well as publications, videos, and online resources<\/a> to help you achieve your goals as a forest owner. We invite you to browse the vast resources on this site. If you have questions or need additional information, please don\u2019t hesitate to contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ties to the Land: Succession Planning for Landowners<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

February 3, 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Do you own and care for farm, forest, or ranch land?
\nIf so, you probably have strong feelings about leaving your land in good condition for the future. Succession Planning\u2014the human side of Estate Planning\u2014focuses on ways to maintain family ties to the land from generation to generation, building awareness of key challenges facing family businesses, and motivating families to address those challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2018 Ties to the Land – Colville (pdf)<\/a>– brochure<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Register Early!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Enrollment in this course is limited to 30 families and is first-come, first-served!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is your family spread across the state?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ties to the Land is also being offered at other locations around the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Working as a family, you will receive information about legal and economic aspects of transferring your farm, forest, or ranch lands from one generation to the next. This workshop is a mix of presentations and practical exercises to help families develop techniques needed to address tough issues.
Registration fee: $50 per family or ownership<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Materials <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ties to the Land is an award-winning curriculum developed by leading estate planning experts at Oregon State University Extension and the Austin Family Business Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each family will receive a Ties to the Land work-book & companion DVD, which are designed to help families continue to improve and direct their communications and planning at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Workshop Location<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

February 3, 2018
8:30 a.m. \u2013 4 p.m.
WSU Stevens County Extension<\/p>\n\n\n\n

986 S. Main, Suite D
Colville, WA 99114<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n

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