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Forest Parcelization in Michigan
Implications and Challenges

1-2 November 2012
Gaylord, Michigan, Treetops Resort
6.5 Category 1 CFE credits

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Conference Agenda

Presentation format is a PowerPoint PDF    


1 November

Conference Schedule

9:30
 


 Conference Welcome
     - Chad Fate, Michigan SAF Lower Peninsula Chapter Chair
9:45

 Is Parcelization Government's Fault
     - Dean Solomon, MSU Extension
       Powerpoint PDF (3.0 mb)
10:30

 Taxes and Programs: Do They Drive Forest Parcelization in Michigan?
   - Deb Huff, Michigan Forest Association
     Powerpoint PDF (1.3 mb)
     National Timber Tax Website
     Journal of Forestry. Green et al. "Effect of the Federal Estate Tax on NIPF Holdings"
     Brett Butler. "Family Forest Owners of the U.S."

11:15

 Parcelization and Its Relationship to Forest Landowner Attitudes and Management Behavior
   - Karen Potter-Witter, MSU Department of Forestry  
     PowerPoint PDF (1.7 mb)
  


12:00

 
 Lunch
1:00
  Where the Wild Things Were: Parcelization, Fragmentation, and Biodiversity Loss
   - Andrew Crosby, MSU Department of Fisheries & Wildlife
     PowerPoint PDF (1.8 mb)
  
2:00

 Update from Michigan State University
   - Rich Kobe, Chair, MSU Department of Forestry     
     PowerPoint PDF (0.3 mb)

2:15



 Break
2:30
  

 Habitat Fragmentation: A Challenge to All Land Managers
   - Doug Pearsall, Michigan Chapter of the Nature Conservancy
     PowerPoint PDF (4.2 mb)



3:15

 
 Business Meetings
 

2 November
   
  
Conference Schedule
8:00


 Morning Welcome
8:15
  Challenges of Fire Protection and Suppression Across Multiple Forest Ownerships
   - Jim Fisher, Michigan DNR
     PowerPoint PDF (6.8 mb)
9:00
  Foresters' Views on Parcelization
   - Paul Drysdale, Drysdale Forestry and Consulting
   - Larry Leefers, MSU Department of Forestry
     PowerPoint PDF (7.4 mb)
9:45

  
 Break
  
10:00
 Property and Forest Boundaries: Understanding the Difference
   - Matthew Dontz & Joshua Davidson, Michigan Society of Professional Surveyors
     PowerPoint PDF (9.6 mb)
10:45
 Panel Discussion on Parcelization: Perceived Challenges and Our Adaptations
   - Deb Huff, Larry Leefers, Paul Drysdale, Dean Solomon, Matthew Dontz, & Joshua Davidson
     

11:45
  

 Wrap-up and Final Thoughts
  

      

 

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