TIES TO THE LAND Related Resources
Many resources that address forest management and stewardship planning and estate planning may be helpful as you investigate succession
planning. Many of these resources focus on the mechanics of the legal and financial process, and so they complement the family decision-making
process highlighted in this workbook. Many are available online.
Here is a selected list, current as of December 2006:
Business and Management Resources
» America's Small Business Development Center Network
Provides education to strengthen management at small and medium businesses.
http://www.asbdc-us.org/
» Austin Family Business Program, Oregon State University
Provides education and training to small businesses and entrepreneurs.
http://www.familybusinessonline.org/
» The Family Firm Institute
Provides education and networking opportunities for family business advisors, consultants, educators and researchers.
http://www.ffi.org/
» Oregon's Small Business Development Center
Resources for small business owners and entrepreneurs.
http://www.bizcenter.org/
» United States Small Business Center
Provides management information and guidance to small business owners. A cooperative effort of the private
sector, the educational community, and federal, state, and local governments.
http://www.sba.gov/sbdc/
Estate Planning
» Estate Planning Options for Family Forests
by USDA Forest Service. Introduces forest landowners estate
planning
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/stewardship/estate/estate.shtml
» An Introduction to Estate Planning
by Dinnie Sloman. Introduces forest landowners to the terminology and methodology involved in estate
planning
http://www.dnr.cornell.edu/ext/forestrypage/pubs/infobroch/by%20topic/estate_planning_sloman.htm
» Basic Estate Planning
by Lynn Smith. A brief, readable summary of estate planning that looks at wills, living wills, medical powers of attorney,
durable powers of attorney, and trusts.
http://www.wvu.edu/~exten/depts/af/ahc/estatepl.pdf
» Estate Planning
University of Florida Extension. Explains current inheritance tax law and how it affects nonindustrial private landowners.
Includes links to other sources of information and supporting documents.
http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu/Extension/ffws/ep.htm
Other Management Planning
» Farm and Ranch Survival Kit
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/wasco/smallfarms/RiskManagement.php
» Forest Stewardship Estate Planning
A six-page introduction to estate planning from Pennsylvania State University, College of Agricultural Sciences Cooperative Extension. 1997.
http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/FreePubs/pdfs/uh105.pdf
» Northwest Woodlands magazine
21(4), Fall 2005: Special issue, Changing Generations.
http://www.oswa.org/NWWFall2005.pdf
» Oregon State University Forestry Extension Program
Management Planning for Woodland Owners: Why and How (Extension Circular 1125)
Management Planning for Woodland Owners: An Example (Extension Circular 1126)
» Oregon Department of Forestry
Information on forest practice law and regulations.
http://egov.oregon.gov/ODF/lawsrules.shtml
» Planning for woodlands in your estate
by T. McEvoy. Article published in 1999 in Farming-The Journal of Northeast Agriculture.
http://stumpage.uvm.edu/page.php?id=23
Taxes
» National Timber Tax Website
A reference for timber landowners and accountants, attorneys, consulting foresters, and other professionals who work with
them. Extensive information on tax-related issues; includes a section on estate planning.
http://www.timbertax.org
Other
» Forests on the Edge: Housing Development on America's Private Forests
by Susan M. Stein, Ronald E. McRoberts, Ralph J. Alig, Mark D. Nelson, David M. Theobald, Mike Eley, Mike Dechter, and Mary Carr. 2005. General
Technical Report PNW-GTR-636, USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, Portland, Oregon.
http://www.fs.fed.us/projects/fote/
» Working Forest Conservation Easement: A Primer for Forest Landowners
by Jonathan Kays and Lori Bettenbender, Maryland Cooperative Extension. 2002.
http://www.naturalresources.umd.edu/Pages/Workingforestfs/Workingforest.htm
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