Do you own and care for farm or forest land? If so, you probably have strong feelings about leaving your land in good condition for the future. Succession Planning—the human side of Estate Planning—focuses on ways to maintain family ties to the land from generation to generation, building awareness of key challenges facing family businesses, and motivating families to address those challenges. Working as a family, you will receive information about legal and economic aspects of transferring forest lands from one generation to the next. This all-day workshop is a mix of presentations and practical exercises to help families develop techniques needed to address tough issues. Registration Fee is $45 per family or ownership. This includes “Ties to the Land” an award-winning curriculum developed by leading estate planning experts at Oregon State University Extension and the Austin Family Business Program. The workbook and companion DVD are designed to help families continue to improve and direct their communications and planning at home. For more information and to view all upcoming events, please visit http://ext.wsu.edu/forestry or contact Andy Perleberg, WSU Extension Forester, (509) 667-6540; andyp@wsu.edu . Dates and locations are still to be determined. Locations of the workshop will likely be in the vicinity of Bremerton, Port Angeles, Chehalis, Vancouver, Olympia, Willapa or Gray’s Harbor, Everett, Mt. Vernon, Deming, Issaquah, Usk, Dayton, Asotin, Leavenworth, Spokane, Kettle Falls, Tonasket, Okanogan, Ellensburg, White Salmon, and Chewelah or Deer Park. The workshops are sponsored by WSU Extension, the DNR Forest Stewardship Program, and the US Forest Service State and Private Programs. Steve Stinson from the Family Forest Foundation is facilitating the event.