Upcoming workshops to discuss forestland succession planning

Forest landowners and agricultural producers are invited to attend an upcoming workshop on succession planning.

The “Ties to the Land” workshop, sponsored by the Montana Forest Stewardship Foundation, is scheduled for May 13 in Kalispell. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is co-sponsoring the Kalispell workshop.

Cost is $50 for the first family member and $10 for each additional family member. Seating is limited to 25 people per workshop.

The full-day workshop will focus on assisting families with understanding succession planning. Millions of acres of family-owned forest land in the U.S. and thousands of Montana family-owned forestlands will change hands in the coming years.

Some forests and other rural lands may be converted to different uses because owners didn’t take charge of the succession process in time.

The workshop in Kalispell is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Montana FWP Region 1 office at 490 N. Meridian.

For more information or to register, visit https://www.foreststewardshipfoundation.org/events.