Woodland certification workshop set for Augusta County landowners

Landowners interested in learning more about the benefits of having their woodlands certified are invited to an evening workshop Tuesday, December 3, at the Augusta County Government Center in Verona.

The three-hour workshop, which will run from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., costs $20 per person with dinner provided.  The deadline to register is Sunday, Nov. 24.  You can register and pay online at http://forestupdate.frec.vt.edu, or you can print out a registration form and mail it in along with a check.

Sponsored by Virginia Cooperative Extension, the Virginia Department of Forestry, the Virginia Forest Landowner Education program and the US Forest Service, the workshop will cover such topics as: the pros and cons of woodland certification; the types of certification programs available in Virginia; concepts of sustainable woodland management; how to start the certification process, and the results of a recent landowner survey on certification.

For more information, please contact Jennifer Gagnon at 540.231.6391.