Prairie View A&M University and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff are hosting the third annual Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention Joint Regional Conference. Themed “Sustaining Forests and Saving Our Land,” the virtual conference will gather forestry and land management experts to offer critical insight into retaining land within family generations and growing generational wealth.
Alton Perry, director of Roanoke Cooperative's Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention Project, is among the presenters for this conference.
Other notable speakers include Ebonie Alexander, executive director of the Black Family Land Trust Inc. in Durham, and John Littles, executive director of McIntosh S.E.E.D., in Georgia.
Guests can expect to hear speakers discuss navigating matters related to heirs’ property, carbon credits, carbon sequestration, suitable methods of climate-smart agriculture, and much more.
This conference is free, and all are welcome to attend. Click here to register.