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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/

By: Stephen J. Small, Esq.
For purposes of the tax rules, the value of a property is equal to what it would sell for if it were put to the most valuable economic use that is possible under the circumstances.&n ...https://www.landcan.org/article/Appraisals-and-Valuations--How-the-Gift-is-Valued/201/

By: Murray Fulton
When you hear the word “buffer,” what do you think of? Maybe it evokes a safety net, a filter, or an area of shrubs and trees. In the landscape context, that’s pretty much what it is.https://www.landcan.org/article/CONSERVE-RANKIN-COUNTY--Buffers-boast-benefits-on-and-off-farms/1133/

By: Paul Hollis
In the Southeast, we have some of the most thoughtful and intelligent producers in the world, and they’re willing to openly share their views and expertise in a way that reflects well on the entire agricultural community. https://www.landcan.org/article/Farmers-Themselves-Prove-to-be-Best-Ambassadors-When-it-Comes-to-Making-the-Case-for-Agriculture/937/

By: Logan Hawkes
While invasive plants and energy development threaten southwest rangeland, agricultural conversion remains at the top of the list of future threats.https://www.landcan.org/article/Invasive-plants-energy-development-threaten-Southwest-rangeland/977/

By: David Bennett
The USDA has released two reports on expected effects of climate change on agriculture and forestry. Included is an analysis of potential for adaptation, pest control, fire hazards, and infrastructure changes.https://www.landcan.org/article/Climate-Change-Reports-Warn-of-Major-Agriculture-Forestry-Impacts/763/

By: Strachan Donnelley
For those of us who live in market economy cultures, such as the United States, we have long become accustomed to “bottom lines,” the economic or business bottom line in particular.https://www.landcan.org/article/Bottom-Lines-and-the-Earths-Future/146/

By: Breana Behrens
In Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District the U.S. Supreme Court found that the district's denial of a permit to a landowner seeking to develop wetlands on his property was an unconstitutional taking.https://www.landcan.org/article/US-Supreme-Court-Case---A-change-in-how-landowners-mitigate-development-impacts/1288/

By: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
The Candidate Notice of Review is a yearly appraisal of the current status of plants and animals considered candidates for protection under the Endangered Species Act.https://www.landcan.org/article/Candidate-Notice-of-Review-November-2013/1786/

By: U.S. EPA, Office of Water
The purpose of this report is to raise awareness of water’s importance to U.S. economic welfare, and to summarize information that public and private decision-makers can use to better manage the nation’s water resources.https://www.landcan.org/article/The-Importance-of-Water-to-the-US-Economy--Synthesis-Report/1689/

By: Todd Gartner, James Mulligan, Rowan Schmidt, and John Gunn (editors)
Cities and towns across the United States face a growing water crisis. Aging water infrastructure, increasing demand, continued land use change, and increasingly extreme weather events are driving the costs of water management higher in the United States.https://www.landcan.org/article/Investing-in-Forested-Landscapes-for-Source-Water-Protection-in-the-United-States/1693/

By: GRACE Communications Foundation
The power industry uses more water than any other sector of the US economy. Nearly all of this water is used for once-through cooling, an outdated process that uses enormous volumes of water and discharges it back into the environment at elevated temperatures.https://www.landcan.org/article/Treading-Water-How-States-Can-Minimize-the-Impact-of-Power-Plants-on-Aquatic-Life/1694/

By: USDA Office of Tribal Relations and USDA Forest Service
Report calls for USDA and the U.S. Forest Service to work more closely with tribal governments in the protection, respectful interpretation and appropriate access to Indian sacred sites.https://www.landcan.org/article/REPORT-TO-THE-SECRETARY-OF-AGRICULTURE--USDA-Policy-and-Procedures-Review-and-Recommendations--Indian-Sacred-Sites/1713/

By: USDA - Forest Service
The Final Rule The Forest Service has supplemented its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations (36 CFR Part 220) with three new categorical exclusions for activities that restore lands negatively impacted by water control structures, natural and human caused events, and roads and trails.https://www.landcan.org/article/National-Environmental-Policy-Act--Categorical-Exclusions-for-Soil-and-Water-Restoration-Activities---Final-Rule/1715/

By: USDA - Forest Service
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2013 – The U.S. Forest Service today published in the Federal Register a final rule improving the agency’s ability to restore lands affected by roads, trails, structures such as levees, culverts and drainage tiles and disturbance events such as floods and hurricanes.https://www.landcan.org/article/NEWS-RELEASE--US-Forest-Service-announces-final-rule-on-restoration-of-soil-and-water-resources/1716/

By: USDA - Forest Service
More information about the categorical exclusions for soil and water restoration can be found here.https://www.landcan.org/article/Forest-Service-Handbook-190915-Chapter-30-/1717/

On October 2, 2013 Congress passed a one year reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act as part of HR 527 Helium Stewardship Act.https://www.landcan.org/article/Secure-Rural-Schools-and-Community-SelfDetermination-Act/1726/

An example of a farm facility and how the farmer determines he is covered by the Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule and prepares an SPCC Plan. https://www.landcan.org/article/EPA-SPCC-Sample-Plan/1743/