Sometimes it can be hard to know what to do with a plot of land, especially when it’s on the smaller side for commercial use, but it can be on the bigger side for recreational use. Meanwhile others are in a position where they have a plot of land but don’t live nearby.
The Tallapoosa County Extension Office recently hosted a seminar to help landowners uncover their diamond in the rough. The Forestry and Wildlife Land Management Seminar and small and absentee landowners class was held last Tuesday evening.
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