Saving Land, Summer 2005 (Vol. 24 No. 2)
Source
About This Saving Land
3 President’s Column
Conservation Easements at Risk
4 Public Policy Update
Real Change and Tough Choices
5 Land Trust Standards and Practices Update
Tips on Implementation; Program Design Reviewed
7 Land Trust Ethics
Former LTA president Jean Hocker addresses avoiding conflicts of interest.
9 The Conservation Easement Today
Updated Conservation Easement Handbook reflects practical lessons learned in the 17 years since the original. —Elizabeth Byers
13 Protecting Water Quality Using Conservation Easements
Unlike land, water does not stay put. Learn how conservation easements can still be highly effective at protecting water quality.
18 An Update on Working Forest Conservation Easements
A University of Michigan study finds flexibility is the key to lasting working forest protection.
24 Summary of the 2004 Conservation Easement Violations & Amendments Study
LTA’s 1999 Conservation Easement Study is updated and augmented with 2004 findings.
27 Legal Viewpoint: How Changes in the Law of Servitudes Affect Conservation Easements
Attorney Pat Pregmon reviews the third restatement of the Law of Servitudes.
28 On the Bookshelf
30 Land Trust Alliance News
Rally in Wisconsin this year; Lobby Days and generous support helping the cause; regional conferences going strong; and more.
34 Land Trust Gleanings and Good News
37 Tips & Talk
39 Voices from the Land
“The Course of Creeks”
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