Saving Land, Fall 1999 (Vol. 18 No. 4)
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About This Saving Land
5 Great Easements, Great Expectations: The Challenges and Rewards of Stewarding Large-Scale Conservation Easements
After the headlines fade about record-sized easements spanning tens of thousands of acres, the mamouth job of monitoring remains.
8 Understanding the IRC 2031(c) Estate Tax Provisions
How the recent estate tax law on conservation easement donations works in different situations.
13 Developing Consensus on Conservation Easements on Managed Forestlands
Land trusts work to find common ground on drafting easements for working forests.
16 The Maryland Experience: Private Local Land Trusts Co-Holding Conservation Easements with a Public Agency
When two or more organizations share ownership of a conservation easement, they forge a partnership in perpetuity.
3 President’s Column
4 Public Policy Update
22 Ask an Expert
Organizational Development Consultant Marc Smiley answers readers’ questions about organizational management and board relations.
24 Law Update
Corporate taxes and conservation deals.
26 LTA News
A report from the National Land Trust Rally ‘99 in Snowmass, CO, and updates from LTA’s regional programs.
33 Gleanings
36 On the Bookshelf/Date Book/People on the Move
37 Tips & Talk
Ideas and news from and for land trusts
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