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Agricultural Act of 2014

By: Breana Behrens
The Farm Bill was signed by the President and became law the first week in February, 2014. This law will provide certainty for producers and Americans through 2018. https://www.landcan.org/article/Agricultural-Act-of-2014/1999/

Massachusetts Court Clarifies Forest Property Tax Exemption

By: Breana Behrens
In the Massachusetts Supreme Court case New England Forestry Foundation v. Board of Assessors of Hawley the Court found that a parcel of forestland NEFF owns is eligible for a full exemption from property taxes. https://www.landcan.org/article/Massachusetts-Court-Clarifies-Forest-Property-Tax-Exemption/2202/

Tools For Reducing High Property Taxes in Maine.

By: Andrew A. Cadot
Many owners of real estate in coastal Maine are facing dramatic increases in their property taxes as a result of municipal revaluations, especially those with shorefront or a water view.https://www.landcan.org/article/Tools-For-Reducing-High-Property-Taxes-in-Maine/120/

Tara Wildlife Doing Business as a Sustainable Recreation Destination

By: K Gregg Elliott
Renowned for its hunting, Tara Wildlife also offers birding, hiking and a well-equipped conference and recreation facility. https://www.landcan.org/article/Tara-Wildlife-Doing-Business-as-a-Sustainable-Recreation-Destination/207/

Forever Donation

By: Resources First Foundation - RFF
A landowner recently asked us: What is the best way to ensure that the land I donate is not sold? We put the question to the land trust community and it generated quite a bit of activity on the land trust listserv. https://www.landcan.org/article/Forever-Donation/192/

The Texas Wildlife Action Plan

Excerpts from the Texas Wildlife Action Plan (WAP) applicable to private landowners. https://www.landcan.org/article/The-Texas-Wildlife-Action-Plan/153/

The Challenge of Maintaining Working Forests in 21st Century America

By: Amos Eno
Recently I made a presentation to the Society of American Foresters (SAF) at their annual conference. My overall theme was that working forests, not wilderness areas and parks, are the prospective foundations of our prosperity in the 21st century. https://www.landcan.org/article/The-Challenge-of-Maintaining-Working-Forests-in-21st-Century-America/427/

Bundle Of Rights Approach To Value

By: Gerald R. Barber
The bundle of rights theory maintains that ownership of a parcel of real estate may embrace a great many rights, such as the right to its occupancy and use; the right to sell it in whole or in part; the right to bequeath; the right to transfer by contract for specified periods of time, the benefits to be derived by occupancy and use of the real estate. https://www.landcan.org/article/Bundle-Of-Rights-Approach-To-Value/117/

James Garner, NC State Forester, 2002 address on threats to state forests

A message from the North Carolina State Forester in December 11, 2002, James W. Garner, still prescient today. https://www.landcan.org/article/James-Garner-NC-State-Forester-2002-address-on-threats-to-state-forests/154/

Innovative Bill Passed in Maryland

By: National Woodland Owners Association
On April 5th, 2013 the Maryland General Assembly passed the Forest Preservation Act of 2013; HB 706, stating Maryland will have to maintain its current 40% of the state covered by tree canopy.https://www.landcan.org/article/Innovative-Bill-Passed-in-Maryland/984/

Water Resources - Not Just Water Quality – Gains Attention of Opponents to Hydraulic Fracturing

By: Adam Orford
Hydraulic fracturing (commonly called “fracking”) is perhaps the single most controversial environmental issue of the day.https://www.landcan.org/article/Water-Resources--Not-Just-Water-Quality--Gains-Attention-of-Opponents-to-Hydraulic-Fracturing/1000/

This public hearing by the House Committee on Agricultural discusses national forest management and it's impacts on rural economies and communities.https://www.landcan.org/article/National-Forest-Management-and-its-Impacts-on-Rural-Economies-and-Communities/906/

White Nose Syndrome

By: USGS National Wildlife Health Center
White-nose syndrome (WNS) is an emergent disease of hibernating bats that has spread from the northeastern to the central United States at an alarming rate.https://www.landcan.org/article/White-Nose-Syndrome/1104/

By: Rachael Freeman Long; Daniel H. Putnam
In addition to its over $1 billion value to the state of California, alfalfa provides a host of environmental benefits that are frequently overlooked.https://www.landcan.org/article/Alfalfa-Brings-Harvest-of-Environmental-Benefits/1170/