Selling Your Timber course offered for Virginia forest landowners
Forest landowners interested in harvesting timber from their woodlot for the first time have many questions to be answered before felling the first tree. Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program in Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment will host a short course to help landowners learn how to harvest and sell their timber in a biologically and economically sound manner.
The daylong course, Selling Your Timber, will be held in three locations across the state:
- Randolph Farm at Virginia State University in Petersburg on Feb. 19,
- Patrick Henry Community College in Stuart on Feb. 27, and
- Southwest Virginia 4-H Educational Center in Abingdon on Feb. 28.
Topics covered include protecting your timber resources, planning a timber harvest, timber harvest considerations, the timber sale process, finances, and forest certification.
Pre-registration is required, as space is limited on a first-come, first-served basis. The registration fee of $25 per person, which covers materials, lunch, and refreshments, is due one week before the course date.
For more information, email Jennifer Gagnon or call 540-231-6391.
