Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation

Virginia Forest Landowner Update

Real Forestry for Real Estate

This new program is funded by the Virginia Tree Farm Committee and the American Tree Farm System. The ultimate goal of this program is to put information on sustainable forest management in the hands of new forest landowners via real estate professionals.

Real Forestry for Real Estate Classes

Two 4 hour classes for real estate professionals. Each class has been approved for 4 PLE or 4 CE credits. These classes will help familiarize sellers with their product (rural land). Click the course for a detailed agenda.

Presentations will be given by forestry professionals from Extension, state agencies, and forest industry.

If you attended a class and would like to review the presentations/resources, click here: Real Estate Resources.

The following classes are being scheduled for 2012

February 23 - Powhatan - closed

February 28 - Abingdon - closed

March 13 - Fredericksburg - closed

New Landowner Packets

At the end of the Real Forestry for Real Estate classes, participants will be given the option to take New Landowner Packets with them. These packets contain a wealth of introductory information for people interested in purchasing rural lands. Materials include:

  • Importance of Virginia's Forests brochure
  • VDOF Tree ID book
  • Information on the American Tree Farm System
  • List of resources available to forest landowners in Virginia
  • List of cost share programs available for forest management activities
  • Virginia Forest Landowner Update newsletter
  • Virginia Forests magazine and Virginia Forestry Association information
  • Information on managing small woodlots
  • Postage-paid postcard which can be returned to sign up for the ForestUpdate ListservNew Landowner Packet folder design.

Real estate professionals who take the New Landowner Packets will be asked to distribute them to their clients. VFLEP will follow-up in 6 months to determine how many were handed out and to provide more packets if needed.