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Today, managing your forestland means much more than just managing the trees to produce wood. In addition to managing for timber products, there are other enterprises that can diversify a forest management program and provide other financial return to the landowner. Many forest owners and land managers are interested in managing their forests for complementary or alternative products and services that provide short-term income and other amenities.

Adding and managing a successful non-timber or alternative forest resource enterprise involves planning and decision-making prior to its establishment and throughout its life. Some of the general steps that need to be followed to successfully begin and manage an alternative enterprise will be presented. This course will provide information that will help you to effectively manage forestland for the vast number of non-timber and alternative forest products and services that can be produced while growing timber.

Anyone interested in diversifying the many different income-producing activities that are possible on forested property is encouraged to participate. This course will be especially useful for forest landowners and forest managers. Others who will benefit include accountants, teachers, natural resource professionals, and real estate appraisers.

• Identify in detail the alternative enterprises
• Review the biological, economic, legal, and productivity components of each
• Learn how to choose which enterprises are right for you
• Learn how to develop a business plan for one or more enterprises
• Learn how to market these enterprises

The fee for this course is $445, which includes lunches, refreshment breaks, and instructional materials. There is a $50 discount for fees paid by check or credit card prior to November 7, 2007. Preregistration must be accompanied by a check, purchase order, or credit card number to guarantee a place in the course. Seating is limited.

Ben Jackson is a professor of forestry at the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. Ben has more than 30 years of experience as an industrial forester, a forestry consultant, and a university educator. He has expertise and experience in evaluating forestland for alternative sources of income including non-timber goods and services.

Bill Hubbard, a faculty member of UGA's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences since 1993, serves 13 state universities and the USDA Forest Service as a coordinator of regional programs and projects. Bill has 19 years of experience working with landowners and natural resource professionals on forestry-related educational programs. He has served as regional coordinator of the "Master Tree Farmer/Master Wildlifer" satellite short course programs for landowners and professionals.

• 14.0 hours CFE (Continuing Forestry Education) — Category 1
• 14.0 hours CLE (Continuing Logger Education) — Environment
• 16.0 Georgia Real Estate Appraisers Board credits have been applied for — also accepted by the Georgia Real Estate Commission when approved

Full Attendance Is Mandatory to Receive Credit.

If you are not satisfied with this course, we will refund your registration fee. Third Course Free! Attend two forestry courses in 2007 as a paid participant and get the third course (with equal or lower course fee) for free. Contact Nette Penn, at 706-542-6658 or Nette.Penn@georgiacenter.uga.edu, before you register for the third course. Fourth Person Free! Register three people from your organization and the fourth person is free. All registrants must be with the same program (same address and same budget), and the registration fees must be paid in advance by check or credit card.

This optional one-hour course focuses on case studies to illustrate the place of ethics in the practice of forestry. It meets the ethics requirement for registered foresters in Georgia.

Now Available Online! Forestry Ethics Online Course

Now you can complete the one-hour Forestry Ethics Online Course from the comfort of your home or office. Register today for this self-paced, self-study program and earn CFE credit! Go here for more details: www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/is/forestry

The Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center & Hotel, located on the beautiful, historic campus of the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, provides outstanding educational programs and services for lifelong learners. A total living and learning environment, the Georgia Center includes a 200-room hotel, restaurants, banquet areas, conference rooms, auditoriums, a fitness center, and a computer lab — all under one roof. As a unit of UGA's Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, the Center brings the University's teaching, research, and service expertise to the people of Georgia and beyond! For more information, visit www.georgiacenter.uga.edu.

Special Needs:
If you require special services, facilities, or dietary considerations, contact your event coordinator, Nette Penn at 706-542-6658 or Nette.Penn@georgiacenter.uga.edu prior to November 21, 2007.

Lodging (Georgia Center Hotel):
A block of rooms is being held for your conference until 5:00 p.m. ET, November 6, 2007. The Georgia Center will make every effort to accommodate your lodging request. If lodging is unavailable at the Georgia Center Hotel, we will make your room reservation at the Athens Holiday Inn, located at 197 East Broad Street, and will notify you. Athens Holiday Inn will send you confirmation information. All reservations must be made through the Georgia Center Hotel reservation system (see Registration Form). Sales tax of 7% plus a 7% hotel/motel tax must be added to local hotel rates. Note: The Georgia Center is a smoke-free building; all lodging rooms are nonsmoking.

Travel Information:
Athens, Georgia, is located about 60 miles northeast of Atlanta. For directions, see www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/conferences/about/directions.phtml. A parking deck is located adjacent to the Center (hourly rates, maximum $8 each 24-hour period; vehicle height limit, 7 feet). Athens is served by two airports. Athens-Ben Epps Airport offers connecting flights to and from Charlotte, NC. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is located about 90 minutes southwest of Athens, with scheduled ground shuttle service and rental car service available between the airport and the Georgia Center.

Program Cancellation Policies:
(1) Full refunds are available for cancellations made by 5:00 p.m. ET, November 19, 2007. No refunds will be issued thereafter; substitutions will be allowed. (2) If a course is cancelled for any reason, the Georgia Center will not be responsible for any charges related to travel. (3) If for unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances an instructor is unable to attend, the Georgia Center reserves the right to substitute a comparable instructor.