I am looking to communicate with individuals working on conservation easements. I am in the U.S. and looking to do a comparative study of their use and effectiveness in land conservation, especially farmland.
Deborah Hartwell
University of Pennsylvania
United States
Conservation Easements
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Deborah,
You could look at the work done by the Flathead Land Trust. They have successfully protected some large tracts of farm land along the Flathead River. Check out their website at www.flatheadlandtrust.org.
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Thank you. I should have been clearer in my request. I would like to compare how other countries like Canada, Australia, U.K. handle such issues. I am studying the U.S. methods and have looked at various land trusts like the Nature Conservancy.
Deborah Hartwell
University of Pennsylvania
United States
HI Deborah,
I suggest you contact
1. The Nature Conservancy of Canada National Office
36 Eglinton Avenue West
Suite 400
Toronto, ON
M4R 1A1
Tel: (416) 932-3202
Toll-free: 1-800-465-0029
Fax: (416) 932-3208
[email protected]
2. The Ontario Land Trust Alliance
Mailing Address
Ontario Land Trust Alliance
192 Spadina Ave, Suite 211
Toronto, Ontario M5T 2C2
Phone: 416-588-OLTA (6582)
Fax: 416-588-6588
Contact: Ian Macnab
Phone 416-588-OLTA (6582)
Fax 416-588-6588
http://www.olta.ca/contact.htm
For "Farmland Trust" try: http://www.ontariofarmlandtrust.ca/
Ontario Farmland Trust
Richards Building
University of Guelph
Guelph, ON, Canada
N1G 2W1
Phone: (519) 824-4120 x 52686
Fax: (519) 824-5730
Email: [email protected]
Bruce Mackenzie
Executive Director
Phone: (519) 824-4120 ext. 52686
Email: [email protected]
Or contact me, and I'll connect you with someone from my local land trust who did/does conservation easement work hereabouts.
http://www.tiwlt.ca/ (just north of the border).
Norm Ruttan
iWasteNot Systems
www.iwastenotsystems.com
Norm Ruttan
President
iWasteNot Systems
Canada
www.iwastenotsystems.com
The Western Australian government operates two conservation covenant schemes:
http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/content/view/120/453/ through its environmental agency and http://www.ntwa.com.au/ through an independent body the National Trust. The Department of Agriculture and Food used to operate a similar scheme but it no longer does so.
The concepts behind both operating schemes are commendable but there are problems with both. The Department of Environment and Conservation scheme can be time consuming and costly to participate in, and there is still a degree of consumer distrust of the Department years after an unpopular CEO left. That National Trust scheme is under funded and, with the parent body being heritage-related, many landowners are hesitant to sign up with a group that is based in the capital city and has no presence in rural areas.
Bernie Masters
environmental consultant
Hi Deborah,
The West Coast Environmental Law Foundation (www.wcel.org) has a couple of titles that may be relevant to you:
Greening Your Title : A Guide to Best Practices for Conservation Covenants, 2nd edition (http://wcel.org/resources/publication/greening-your-title-guide-best-practices-conservation-covenant-2nd-edition); and
Giving It Away : Tax Implications of Gifts to Protect Private Land (http://wcel.org/resources/publication/giving-it-away-tax-implications-gifts-protect-private-land).
ken brock
Hi deborah,
I work with conservation covenants in Australia, however ours arent so much focused on farm land at the moment, moreso on protecting good quality vegetation on private property. Most Local Councils within South East Queensland run similar programs, and the Queensland State government has a program called Nature Refuges that has a similar focus.
I'm not sure of their relevance to you, but there's a couple of good case study based reports available for download from http://www.naturerefuges.com/narla-research.html
If you think there's anything more i can help you with feel free to email me - [email protected]
Rachel Booth
Logan City Council
Australia
Deborah,
I suggest that you talk to The Nature Conservancy in Maine. They have used easements very effectively.
Check out their web site at http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/maine/features/art29675.html
Gary Fish
Manager, Pesticide Programs
Maine Board of Pesticides Control
United States
http://www.YardScaping.org