The Louisiana Forestry Association announces a series of workshops entitled "Managing Taxes and Forest Sustainability" at locations around the State of Louisiana.

The seminars will be conducted by Paul Spillers, a tax attorney and landowner with Theus, Grisham, Davis and Leigh from Monroe, and Bill Siegal, a forester, landowner and self-employed tax attorney from the New Orleans area.

The days, dates, meeting locations and instructor are:
Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2002, Louisiana Convention Center, 2225 N. MacArthur Drive, Alexandria; Paul Spillers.
Wednesday, Oct. 23,2002, DeRidder War Memorial, 250 W. 7th St., DeRidder; Bill Siegal.
Thursdsay, Oct. 24,2002, LSU Research Center, 321 Hwy, 80 E, Calhoun; Paul Spillers.
Friday, Nov. 1, 2002, University Center Rm.133, 800 University Ave., Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond; Bill Siegal.
Wednesday, Nov.6, 2002, Holiday inn Financial Plaza, 5555 Financial Plaza Rd., Shreveport; Bill Siegal.

Events of the Day are as follows:
8:30 a.m. Registration
9:00 a.m. Tax Aspects of Tree Farming for Timber Investors and those in the Timber Business, including: Reporting Expenses, Reporting Income, Keeping Proper Records.
10:15 Break
10:30 a.m. Tree Farming and Sustainable Forestry, including Best Management Practices, Certifying Forests for Sustainable Forestry.
Noon Lunch
12:45 p.m. Forestry Incentive Payments, including Reporting income and Expenses
2:00 p.m. Conclude
This series of conferences is sponsored by American Forest Foundation, Association of Consulting Foresters, LSU Ag Center, Louisiana Office of Forestry, Louisiana Society of Foresters and the Louisiana Forestry Association.

Attendance of one of these seminars is worth 3.5 Credit hours - Society of American Foresters or 6 CLE Credit Hours- Louisiana Logging Council. Send pre-registration check for $10 payable to the Louisiana Forestry Association, P.O. Box 5067, Alexandria, La. 71307

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