Bad legislative proposals

Attacks on voluntary private land conservation are putting critical conservation tools at risk. Join us in setting the record straight on the importance of voluntary private land conservation.

This document aims to provide a comprehensive list of local, state and federal legislative proposals that were introduced and aimed to restrict important conservation tools like easements.

The Land Trust Alliance has put together this simple toolkit to assist you in successfully advocating for passage of the 2023 Farm Bill that includes targeted recommendations to streamline program administration and implementation.

Natural Assets Companies (NACs) are proposed for-profit corporations that would be organized to “actively manage, maintain, restore and grow the value of natural assets and their production.” Here is useful information on NACs you can use when meeting with landowners, elected officials and others.

The Forest Legacy Program, administered by the U.S. Forest Service, protects privately owned forest land through the purchase of conservation easements or land in fee. The Forest Legacy Program has conserved more than 2.8 million acres of forested lands in nearly every state and territory.

This article analyzes the holding in the Great Northern Nekoosa Corporation and Subsidiaries v. United States concerning surface mineral rights and the federal tax deduction.