CONSERVATION EASEMENTS
(We extend our appreciation to Klamath Bucket Brigade for sharing
much of this collection of  information with KBC)

FWS News Release: Fish and Wildlife Provides Nearly $19.9 Million in the Pacific Region Through Two Grant Programs, posted to KBC 5/20/07. "Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne today awarded more than $75 million in grants through two grant programs; the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund and the Private Stewardship Grants Program." (for easements and land acquisitions)

A Cooperative Conservation Approach To Policy Development, Presidents Task Force, 4/6/07. Conservation easements

IRS threatening easement deals, Rocky Mt. News, posted 1/12/07

IUCN Environmental Law Paper; The Easement as a Conservation Technique, by David B. Gregory, IUCN, posted to KBC 10/25/06. Thank you Julie Smithson for this information, http://www.propertyrightsresearch.org

New bill gives major tax breaks for land conservation Leah Justice,  TryonDailyBulletin.com

A move to make land trusts more accountable, Headwater News 11/1/05

Landowners Warned To Be Wary Of Any Conservation Easement, Livestock Weekly News posted to KBC 10/13/05

Are You Asking the Right Questions about Conservation Easements or Purchased Development rights? by Ric Frost, Policy Analysis, NM University, posted to KBC 8/6/04, written October 2, 2003.

Ninth Circuit Holds the United States Need Not Get Approval from Landowner before Implementing a Conservation Plan on Land Subject to a Permanent Conservation Easement, August 6, 2003

Connecting Conservation Easements to The Wildlands Project, by Julie Smithson, posted to KBC 6/20/04. Considering the vast amount of land taken out of agricultural production in the Klamath Basin in recent years, and the amount of land targeted to be 'conserved' by eager conservation groups, this article contains many facts and links explaining the agenda behind the easements.

Conservation Easements (CEs) and Purchased Development Rights (PDRs), by Marcia Armstrong 3/28/04 (printed with permission of Marcia Armstrong.) "In my opinion, the worst thing about CEs and PDRs is that they reach into the future and restrict the range of available land use options available to our children and grandchildren. They rob the potential for future owners to get the highest possible economic return from their property."

Conservation Easements, Washington Post

Conservation Easements, too good to be true, Joyce Morrison 11/2/03

Jay Walley's series:  Conservation Easements, http://www.paragonfoundation.org/conservation_easements.htm

Environmentalist Terrorism Is Real

Congress Holds Stacked Hearing on Conservation Tax Credits

Green trust bulldozes a family's farm home

If Conservation Easements Are So Great, Why is There Such A Need For Easement Defense Funds

A Clear and Crucial Need for Land Trust Regulations

NEW MEXICO PRIVATE PROPERTY RED ALERT! ACTION NEEDED NOW!

MYTHS ABOUT CONSERVATION EASEMENTS

Who Owns America?

Rescuing Private Property Or The Ruination Of Future Generations?

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CONSERVATION EASEMENTS

 

Exercising the Ultimate Private Property Right, By L.M. Schwartz, Chairman, The Virginia Land Rights Coalition, article in the Sierra Times.  This is an exceptional, well-researched document.

Julie Smithson's website has info on conservation easements; scrolldown on the left of her site:  http://www.propertyrightsresearch.org/