68 Library Articles were found for the search term Conservation easements
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Laurel A. Florio, J.D. Conservation easements have been utilized as a primary tool for land protection in the United States for approximately thirty years. The movement started in the Northeastern part of the country and has slowly, but steadily, made its way to the Southeast; the Mississippi Alluvial Valley to be specific.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Conservation-Easements--The-Latest-Tool-in-the-Protection-of-Lands-and-Landscapes-in-the-Mississippi-Delta/115/
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Blair Fitzsimons Answers on subsurface mining below conservation easements.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Reconciling-Mineral-Rights-and-Conservation-Easements/256/
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Jessica Jay Drafting the conservation easement influences everything about the protected property after the easement’s grant: it guides the landowner’s use of the protected property, it guides Land Trust’s monitoring and stewardship of the property, and it guides Land Trusts enforcement of the conservation easement against the original landowner and all future landowners, forever.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Drafting-Conservation--Easements/1736/
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Tax Credit Connection, Inc. By donating a conservation easement, you are eligible not only for an immediate financial reward from state tax credits and federal deductions, but you can also save money on estate taxes for generations to come.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Can-conservation-easements-help-my-heirs-save-money-on-estate-taxes/3566/
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Jesse J. Richardson and L. Leon Geyer Under many circumstances, the donation of a conservation easement or sale of such easement for less than fair market value may give income tax, estate tax, and real property tax benefits to the donor or seller.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Use-of-Conservation-Easements-in-Estate-and-Conservation-Planning/3500/
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Jessica Jay Rarely in the legal discourse is an author afforded the opportunity to revisit and update a recently published law review article and to correct misunderstandings of a response thereto.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Understanding-When-Perpetual-Is-Not-Forever-An-Update-To-The-Challenge-Of-Changing-Conditions-Amendment-And-Termination-Of-Perpetual-Conservation-Easements-And-Response-To-Ann-Taylor-Schwing/3512/
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Terry M. Knowles Since their release in 2010, the Guidelines have been useful to the land trust community and to the New Hampshire Attorney General in facilitating a thorough and efficient review of proposed amendments to, as well as partial extinguishments of, conservation easements.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Amending-or-Terminating-Conservation-Easements-The-New-Hampshire-Experience/3513/
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Jessica Jay Among the most daunting challenges the holder of a perpetual conservation easement faces is the enforcement of the easements it holds, for all time, and against all violators.& ...
https://www.landcan.org/article/Enforcing-Perpetual-Conservation-Easements-Against-ThirdParty-Violators/3514/
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Nancy McLaughlin According to the census data collected by the Land Trust Alliance (LTA), over the past two decades there has been a dramatic increase in the number of local, state, and regional land trusts operating in the United States,1 and in the number of acres encumbered by conservation easements2 held by such land trusts.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Conservation-Easements--Why-and-How/177/
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Nancy McLaughlin The conservation easement is arguably the single most popular private land protection tool in this country today, and its use has increased dramatically (indeed, almost exponentially) over the past two and a half decades.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Conservation-Easements--A-Troubled-Adolescence/174/
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Nancy McLaughlin Over the past quarter century there has been an explosive growth in the use of conservation easements as a land protection tool. A conservation easement is a deed transferred by the owner of the land encumbered by the easement to the holder of the easement (generally a government agency or a charitable conservation organization referred to as a “land trust”) that restricts the development and use of the land to achieve certain conservation goals, such as the preservation of open space, wildlife habitat, agricultural land, or an historic site.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Amending-Perpetual-Conservation-Easements--A-Case-Study-Of-The-Myrtle-Grove-Controversy/214/
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Nancy McLaughlin and
W. William Weeks Charitable gifts made to government entities and charitable organizations can be either restricted or unrestricted. An unrestricted charitable gift is a contribution of money or property that the donor makes without attaching any conditions on its use by the recipient entity or organization.
https://www.landcan.org/article/In-Defense-of-Conservation-Easements--A-Response-to-the-End-of-Perpetuity/216/
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Christopher B. Johnson One tool for estate planners is the conservation easement, by which a landowner voluntarily restricts his or her land from being developed, restricts the amount of development or protects existing features, like a building facade with historic value.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Conservation-Easements/223/
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Michele Haynes CONSERVATION EASEMENTS CAN PROTECT thousands of acres of valuable and vulnerable lands from development. However, why stop there? ...
https://www.landcan.org/article/Beyond-Easements-Broader-Approaches-for-Greater-Conservation-Outcomes/3598/
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Nancy McLaughlin The use of tax incentives to encourage private landowners to donate conservation easements has become increasingly popular as policy makers search for ways to combat the growing problem of urban sprawl.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Increasing-the-Tax-Incentives-for-Conservation-Easement-Donations--A-Responsible-Approach/194/
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EarthX Conservation Chad introduces us to the conservation ethic and DNA of Texas ranchers and reviews the past and future TALT conservation easements.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Meet-Chad-Ellis-CEO-of-the-Texas-Agricultural-Land-Trust/3607/
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Ann Taylor Schwing When a landowner makes a charitable gift of a conservation easement to a nonprofit organization or government entity and elects to seek a federal tax deduction, both landowner and easement holder are subject to federal tax laws and regulations governing the creation, monitoring, amendment, and extinguishment of the easement.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Perpetuity-is-Forever-Almost-Always-Why-It-Is-Wrong-To-Promote-Amendment-and-Termination-of-Perpetual-Conservation-Easements/3511/
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Ed Contreras, IWJV's Working Wetlands Conservation Delivery Coordinator Protecting private lands that provide significant natural resource or cultural values is often a capstone objective for landowners, managers, and conservationists.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Leaving-a-Legacy-of-Land/3460/
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Alex Brown Interest from owners wanting to set aside their property for conservation has increased in the past few years. Many conservation land trusts that have seen a spike in interest over the past few years.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Private-lands-are-the-next-battleground-in-state-conservation-policy/3784/
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R. Lee Stephens, Jr and
Robert J. Allen Many landowners are familiar with conservation easements, a vehicle for preserving land in perpetuity, but they may not be aware of another option: selling the development rights to their property.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Purchase-of-Development-Rights--Another-Option-for-Conservation-Minded-Landowners/94/
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