Agreement Will Benefit Forest Owners in Seven Southeast

Ohio Counties 

Columbus, July 24, 2009 – The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Ohio Forestry Cooperative entered into an agreement through the Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI) to improve conservation on non-industrial private forest lands. CCPI is a conservation initiative that enables NRCS to target Farm Bill funds to projects and geographic areas proposed by eligible partners.

This

This landowner workshop that will walk you through the process of having a successful timber sale—one that assures that you receive a competitive price, as well as, meets your woodland ownership goals! It will explore the timber marketing process from deciding if and what to harvest, advertising what you have to sell, making the process competitive, developing a contract, controlling erosion with BMP’s, and