I came across this video on the conservation design ordinance for McHenry County, IL. I hope you enjoy it and learn more about conservation subdivisions. a2a_linkname=”LandVoices, The Land Conservation Blog for LandChoices.org”;a2a_linkurl=”http://www.landvoices.org/”; a2a_linkname=”LandVoices, The Land Conservation Blog for LandChoices.org”;a2a_linkurl=”http://www.landvoices.org/?feed=rss”;
Looking for a fun get away this winter? Want to learn more about a great conservation community? The Tryon Farm Guest House bed and breakfast is available. Tryon Farm is a sponsor of LandChoices. Tryon Farm is a conservation community that preserves 120 acres of the total 170 acre former dairy farm. Ed and Eve Noonan [...]
Andy Beckstoffer, the founder of Napa Valley’s Beckstoffer Vineyards, wanted to donate a piece of his land to conservation, but it didn’t make sense financially – his property would bring in much more if he sold it than left it to grow grapes forever, according to the article “Conservation law helps preserve properties” in the [...]
LandChoices interviews Tom Bailey about how conservation easements can reduce estate taxes on land you want to preserve and pass on to future generations. A conservation easement, a legal tool used to permanently protect land, can be used to lower or eliminate estate taxes on land. This is explained in this second in a series [...]
LandChoices interviews Tom Bailey, executive director of Little Traverse Conservancy. A conservation easement, a legal tool used to permanently protect land, is explained in this first in a series of videos on conservation easements. Stay tuned for more short videos in this series explaining how conservation easements preserve water quality and nature from LandChoices TV [...]
LandChoices interviews noted planner Randall Arendt about conservation subdivisions. Developers can use this innovative method to preserve land. The interview takes place at Tryon Farm, a conservation development in Indiana that preserves three quarters of the land. Nature and our environment can be preserved while allowing growth. Learn more about conservation development at and see [...]
The Saugatuck Dunes Coastal Alliance is working to protect the beautiful Saugatuck Dunes coastal region, beginning with the former Denison property. This property is at risk! You can help. According to Marcia Perry, Vice President of the Saugatuck Dunes Coastal Alliance, the recent announcement of a potential transaction for the south portion of the property at the [...]
“The Present That Lasts Forever” premiers Friday, October 9 at 9 p.m on WCMU TV. Discover Michigan land which will remain unchanged forever. Explore the motivations behind why people work with local Land Conservancies and Land Trusts. (Part I of II) “Looking Down the Road” premiers Friday, October 9 at 9:30 p.m. This original WCMU [...]
The Land Trust Alliance has a nice article about 15 ranches protected by the Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust (CCALT) and several partner organizations. Over the past decade, 15 ranchland conservation easements have protected more than 11,000 acres. “This ranch means a great deal to our family and we are committed to raising our kids [...]
Yesterday I received the following note from the owner of a North Carolina farm protected with a conservation easement: “Can the state’s power of eminent domain be used to build a highway across conserved land? We are worried about the possibility of a 4-land highway through our conserved land.” Hers is a great question. I answered “From what [...]
