Roanoke Cooperative helped establish the Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention Project (SFLRP) in 2013 to help achieve one of the key parts of its mission: enhancing the quality of life in the diverse communities it serves. The SFLRP helps families in Roanoke Cooperative’s service territory and a growing number of other North Carolina counties increase the income and asset value of family-owned forestland. It also encourages forest health, land retention, and the opportunity to create intergenerational wealth.
Originally, the program focused on engaging African American woodland owners in the seven counties that comprise Roanoke Cooperative’s service area — Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Perquimans.
Thanks to additional funding, the program expanded its reach in 2022 to serve woodland owners in another six counties — Edgecombe, Granville, Martin, Nash, Vance and Warren. New funding may permit expansion into additional counties across North Carolina in the near future. While the focus of the project is to engage African American woodland owners, the project is available to assist any landowner regardless of race or any other demographics.
The project engages youth and young adults in learning what they need to know to advance sustainable forestry on their family lands and provides role models, mentoring, and internship opportunities to begin cultivating future natural resource professionals.
Forest Management: Education
Forest Management: Technical Assistance
Heirs Property Resolution: Education
Heirs Property Resolution: Legal Assistance
Succession & Estate Planning: Education
Succession & Estate Planning: Technical Assistance
Working w/ Agencies (USDA, NRCS, FSA): Technical Assistance
Youth (K-12) Development
We would love to hear from you! Whether you have questions, want to get involved, or need more information about our programs, our team is here to help.
