Conservation Easements for Forest Landowners and their Advisers - Albany

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Time          Schedule

7:30 – 8:00 Registration

8:00 – 8:15 Dr. Harry L. Haney, Jr., Continuing Education Instructor, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, and Katherine Eddins, Executive Director, Georgia-Alabama Land Trust, Inc., “Opening Remarks”

8:15 – 9:00 Session I: Dr. Harry Haney, Jr., “Conservation Easements as an Element of Forest Land Use Controls”

9:00 – 10:00 Session II: Katherine Eddins, “Recent Developments in Conservation Easement Due Diligence and Drafting”

10:00 – 10:15 Refreshment Break

10:15 – 11:00 Session III: Dr. Yan Shu Li, Forest Economics and Taxation Outreach Specialist, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, “Tax Implications of Timber Casualty Loss”

11:00 – 12:00 Session IV: Drew Ruttinger, Conservation Planner, Georgia-Alabama Land Trust, Inc., “Forest Baseline Information: Documentation and Annual Monitoring”

12:00 – 12:45 Catered Lunch

12:45 – 1:45 Session V: Frank Smith, Deputy Executive Director, Georgia State Properties Commission, “The Georgia Conservation Tax Credit Program”

1:45 – 2:45 Session VI - Brian R. Bojo, McRae, Smith, Peek, Harman & Monroe, LLP, “Conservation Easement Case Law Update”

2:45 – 3:00 Refreshment Break

3:00 – 4:00 Session VII: Taylor Brown, Grants Unit Supervisor, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, “The Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Act Program”

4:00 – 5:00 Session VIII: Steve Greenberg, Staff Attorney, Georgia-Alabama Land Trust, Inc., “Land Trusts and Conservation Easements – Ethics”

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Time Schedule

7:30 – 7:45 Quick Sign In

7:45 – 8:45 Session IX: George S. Petkovich, MAI, Pritchett, Ball & Wise, Inc., “Appraisal of Conservation Easements”

8:45 – 9:45 Session X: Stephanie Surles, CPA, Partner, Howard, Moore & McDuffie, P.C., “Accounting Issues Presented by Conservation Easements”

9:45 – 10:00 Refreshment Break

10:00 – 11:00 Session XI: Panel - Chad Hancock, F&W Forestry, Dr. Harry Haney, Jr., and Katherine Eddins, “Forest Management Plans and Conservation Easements”

11:00 – 12:00 Session XII: Steve Greenberg, “Understanding and Implementing Forest Owners’ Intentions for Conservation Easements”

12:00 – 12:15 Refreshment Break

12:15—12:45 Session XIII: Harry Haney, Andrew Bowman “Equitable Valuation Appraisals for Successful Conservation Easement  Agreements”

12:45-1:00 Katherine Eddins and Dr. Harry Haney, Jr., “Review and Closing Remarks”