Women Owning Woodlands: Networks for Inclusive Land Stewardship

Jun 16, 2020 | SENR, Ohio State University
Online
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Women are woodland stewards around the globe. They participate in stewardship on their own property, within their local community, or on shared public lands. When looking at woodland owners, researchers find that similar proportions of women and men hope to inherit their family forestland, yet fewer women than men have been involved in management of the family forest. In the US, women tend to outlive men, with a life expectancy of an additional five years on average. This means that it is likely that final land use decisions, including selling or dividing land, will be made by women. 

Women Owning Woodlands (WOW) is a national movement striving to provide topical, accessible, and current forestry and natural resources information, and support women in forest leadership. WOW consists of women who own and manage their own woodlands, and all who facilitate the stewardship of forests. WOW utilizes peer learning so that female professionals, landowners, and enthusiasts can learn from one another. The networking opportunities that WOW provides for female natural resources professionals have also proven to be very valuable.

Who: SENR, Ohio State University

Where: Online

When: 16 June 2020 Time: 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM ET