Transferring Wealth through Land Conservation

By: Thomas L. Daniels
The United States is about to experience its largest-ever intergenerational transfer of wealth: more than $10 trillion are expected to change hands in the next 10 to 20 years.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Transferring-Wealth-through-Land-Conservation/126/

 

CALFED and the Bay-Delta Accord - Beginnings of an Integrated Approach to Water Policy and Use

California’s water wars are legendary, the stuff of books and the Hollywood drama, Chinatown, and they’ve been fought largely in agricultural ditches and the courts up until the creation of CALFED in 1994.
https://www.landcan.org/article/CALFED-and-the-BayDelta-Accord---Beginnings-of-an-Integrated-Approach-to-Water-Policy-and-Use/428/

 

Amos' Reading List

Take a look through Amos' reading list.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Amos-Reading-List/238/

 

Hunters - A Force for Conservation

By: Breana Behrens
Hunting seasons are starting to open, making this a great time to commemorate the important role that hunters play in habitat conservation.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Hunters--A-Force-for-Conservation/1646/

 

Massachusetts Court Clarifies Forest Property Tax Exemption

By: Breana Behrens
In the Massachusetts Supreme Court case New England Forestry Foundation v. Board of Assessors of Hawley the Court found that a parcel of forestland NEFF owns is eligible for a full exemption from property taxes.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Massachusetts-Court-Clarifies-Forest-Property-Tax-Exemption/2202/

 

Green versus gray - Nature's solutions to infrastructure demands

By: Erin Gray,Logan Yonavjak
Investors are increasingly considering the importance of green infrastructure solutions in saving the environment. 
https://www.landcan.org/article/Green-versus-gray--Natures-solutions-to-infrastructure-demands/869/

 

Tara Wildlife Doing Business as a Sustainable Recreation Destination

By: K Gregg Elliott
Renowned for its hunting, Tara Wildlife also offers birding, hiking and a well-equipped conference and recreation facility.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Tara-Wildlife-Doing-Business-as-a-Sustainable-Recreation-Destination/207/

 

Local Food a Growing Trend for Land Trusts

By: Erik Hoffner
Land trusts across the country are preserving agricultural lands to support local food systems. 
https://www.landcan.org/article/Local-Food-a-Growing-Trend-for-Land-Trusts/831/