Woodland Legacy Planning

Helping You Make a Plan for the Land You Love

Your Land Holds a Story—Let’s Plan Its Next Chapter

Your woods are more than acres on a map—they’re a place filled with memories, meaning, and the potential to shape the future. Whether you want to pass your land to family, protect it through conservation, or keep it a productive working forest, making a plan is one of the most powerful and lasting decisions you can make as a landowner.

You Don’t Have to Figure It Out Alone

Through Vermont Woodlands Association’s Woodland Legacy Planning program, we help landowners explore the full range of options for guiding the future of their forest. This includes:

Estate planning
Conservation tools
Succession strategies

We know these conversations can feel overwhelming. You might be asking:

Where do I begin?
What choices do I have?
Who can help me do this right?

That’s where we come in. VWA connects you with the people, tools, and information you need to move forward with confidence—whether you're just starting to think about the future or ready to take the next step. The decisions you make today will shape your land’s story for generations to come. Let’s make sure it’s one you’re proud to tell.

What You’ll Gain from Woodland Legacy Planning

Our program offers practical, supportive pathways to help you:

Clarify your goals and build a succession plan that reflects your values
Make sure your wishes for the land are understood and honored
Navigate family conversations and future ownership transitions
Align stewardship practices with your long-term vision

Ready to Begin?

Explore our legacy planning resources:

Sign up for Taking Stock – our self-paced online course in woodland legacy planning, launching Fall 2025.
Download our NEW Woodland Legacy Planning Guide – a practical tool to help you get started.
Schedule a one-on-one Woodland Legacy Planning Consultation – personalized support tailored to your goals.

Testimonials

This process has introduced us to a variety of resources available to help! We’ve learned that there are so many facets to estate planning. We feel more confident and motivated to move this process forward in our family. Estate planning really should be a mid-life activity that families revisit over time as circumstances change—don’t wait until the benefactors are old! ... Read More

— Thomas and Pat, Fletcher

Contact Us

Kate Forrer(802) 214-4849
Director@vermontwoodlands.org

Get Resources

Explore our Woodland Legacy Planning Resource page for trusted tools, guidance, and information to help you plan for the future of your land.

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Taking Stock

Interested in conservation-based estate planning? Sign up for Taking Stock, our online woodland legacy planning course—designed for the whole family to join from anywhere.

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