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The Northwest Illinois Forestry Association (NIFA) will welcome Paul Bane, IDNR District Forester, at their annual dinner meeting on Tuesday, March 29th, at 7 pm at the Mount Carroll Church of God. For the benefit of woodland owners, Mr. Bane will discuss the advantages and requirements of an IDNR-approved Forest Management Plan.

His presentation will review the Illinois Forestry Development Act in reference to these plans. He will also cover what a plan can do to achieve landowner goals, reduce property taxes, and its relationship to EQIP and CSP cost share programs. And he will...