Document / Saving Land

Saving Land, Spring 2000 (Vol. 19 No. 2)

Posted 2000
Source
Land Trust Alliance
About This Saving Land

5 Multi-State Blufflands Alliance Benefits Ecosystem, Partners

Seven land trusts from four states are attracting major grants through their collaboration to protect an ecosystem along the Mississippi River.

9 Conservation Easement Amendments: Results from a Study of Land Trusts

An LTA study explores why some easements have been amended, how much they cost, and what some land trust policies say about this rare procedure.

13 Land Trusts Test the Waters of Wetlands Mitigation

From Georgia to Illinois to Alaska, some land trusts are tapping mitigation dollars to protect and restore wetlands.

3 President’s Column

4 Public Policy Update

19 Gleanings

22 Law Update

Contamination and Environmental Assessments

24 LTA News

29 Ask an Expert

Kim Klein answers reader questions about conservation easement and tax planning.

31 People on the Move

33 Tips & Talk/Calendar/On the Bookshelf