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For landowners

Whether you own one acre or a thousand acres, you'll find information here that applies to managing your land from setting your goals and objectives to how to pass the land to your heirs. Each page contains resources on a different topic to give you the tools and resources you need to reach your goals. 

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For trainers

This information is designed to equip natural resource professionals throughout the southeastern United States with materials to educate nonindustrial private forest landowners.  The Woodland Steward Series will help you provide landowners with the tools and resources they need to manage their land according to their goals and objectives. 

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Resources

Links to agencies and organizations useful to landowners and trainers on topics from wildlife to woodland protection for urban and rural land management.

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About Woodland Steward Series

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The Woodland Steward Series is an extension of the Biltmore Forest School, the first school of forestry in North America, begun by Carl Schenck in 1898 and commemorated by the Cradle of Forestry in America Historic Site in Pisgah National Forest.  It is a series of workshops designed to equip landowners with the tools and resources necessary to manage their land in an environmentally sustainable manner.

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A landowner education program produced by:     

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Cradle of Forestry Interpretive Association
Providing a greater understanding of how forests and forest management benefit our lives and future generations.
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Extension Forestry
NC Cooperative Extension
Enabling North Carolinians to make informed decisions concerning the management, enhancement, and enjoyment of their forest resources.
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NC Division of Forest Resources
Helping landowners ensure North Carolina's forests stay healthy, productive and beautiful for generations to come.
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US Forest Service
100 years of caring for the land and serving people.
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