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Authorization of Real Estate Transactions: Rules and Processes for Nonprofits
Organization: Pennsylvania Land Trust Association
Year: 2012
Print version: Within the bounds of state law and private standards of practice, a nonprofit organization has considerable flexibility in establishing policies and procedures regarding the authorization of real estate transactions. 11 pages
Commission-Based Compensation Fundraising: A Guide
Organization: Pennsylvania Land Trust Association
Year: 2012
print version of the ConservationTools.org guide: Commission-based compensation for fundraising by staff and consultants, although legal, is widely viewed as a bad practice for nonprofits. 8 pages
Conservation and Preservation Easements Act: A Guide
Organization: Pennsylvania Land Trust Association
Year: 2011
print version of the ConservationTools.org guide:
Although Pennsylvania common law has supported conservation easements, the Conservation and Preservation Easements Act enables conservation practitioners to avoid a number of weaknesses and ambiguities in common law. To take advantage of the Act, the conservation easement document must be written in conformance with the statute’s standards.
8 pages
Costs of Conservation Easement Stewardship: A Guide
Organization: Pennsylvania Land Trust Association
Year: 2011
print version of the ConservationTools.org guide:
The holder of a conservation easement must monitor the eased property to confirm compliance with conservation restrictions and, when necessary, take action to uphold the conservation objectives of the easement. These and other stewardship activities result in costs, year in and year out, to the holder.
17 pages
Costs of Due Diligence in Conservation Acquisitions: A Guide
Organization: Pennsylvania Land Trust Association
Year: 2011
print version of the ConservationTools.org guide:
To responsibly accomplish a conservation easement or land acquisition, due diligence is necessary. This guide describes the costs incurred by land trusts and agricultural land preservation boards in completing surveys, baseline documentation, appraisals, title search and insurance, phase 1 environmental assessments and legal services in support of conservation acquisitions.
7 pages
Economic Benefits of Biodiversity: A Guide
Organization: Pennsylvania Land Trust Association
Year: 2011
print version of the ConservationTools.org guide: Economic impact studies document the many and substantial economic benefits generated by biodiversity. This guide identifies major studies, summarizes key findings of each and provides hyperlinks to the studies. 7 pages
Economic Benefits of Land Conservation: A Guide
Organization: Pennsylvania Land Trust Association
Year: 2011
print version of the ConservationTools.org guide: The conservation of natural lands and of working farms and forests can generate financial returns, both to governments and individuals, and create significant cost savings. 34 pages
Economic Benefits of Parks: A Guide
Organization: Pennsylvania Land Trust Association
Year: 2011
print version of the ConservationTools.org guide: Economic impact studies document the many and substantial economic benefits generated by parks. This guide identifies major studies, summarizes key findings of each and provides hyperlinks to the studies. 11 pages
Economic Benefits of Smart Growth and Costs of Sprawl: A Guide
Organization: Pennsylvania Land Trust Association
Year: 2011
print version of the ConservationTools.org guide: Sprawling patterns of development create heavy economic burdens -- problems, costs and liabilities far in excess of the benefits. Conversely, smart growth strategies can enhance economic vitality. 12 pages
Economic Benefits of Trails: A Guide
Organization: Pennsylvania Land Trust Association
Year: 2011
print version of the ConservationTools.org guide: Economic impact studies document the many and substantial economic benefits generated by trails. This guide identifies major studies, summarizes key findings of each and provides hyperlinks to the studies. 14 pages
Impacts of Natural Land Loss on Water Quality: A Guide
Organization: Pennsylvania Land Trust Association
Year: 2012
Print version of the ConservationTools.org guide: Forests, riparian buffers, wetlands and other natural lands are essential for the protection of water quality and aquatic habitat. 13 pages
Legal Considerations for Stewardship Funding Arrangements: Binding Present and Future Landowners to Present Promises: A Guide
Organization: Pennsylvania Land Trust Association
Year: 2012
print version of the ConservationTools.org guide: A landowner may agree to one or more funding arrangements that require the landowner or successor owners of an eased property to make one or more payments to the easement holder to support stewardship of the property. An understanding of what makes promises binding is critical for crafting arrangements that are enforceable over time. 19 pages.
Local Regulation for Historic Preservation: A Guide
Organization: Pennsylvania Land Trust Association
Year: 2011
A print version of the ConservationTools.org guide: Local municipal regulations can provide substantial protection to historic resources, preserving their contributions to cultural vitality and helping communities maintain quality of life. 35 pages
Management of the Document Preparation Process: A Guide
Organization: Pennsylvania Land Trust Association
Year: 2012
Print version: When a document needs to be reviewed, edited and approved by more than one person, good document management and control practices help prevent time-consuming missteps and confusion for all the parties involved. 6 pages
Model Conservation Easement: A Guide
Organization: Pennsylvania Land Trust Association
Year: 2011
print version of the ConservationTools.org guide: The Model Grant of Conservation Easement and Commentary provides users with a model legal document and expansive guidance covering alternative and optional provisions and the reasoning behind it all. Plain language, user-friendliness, flexibility and best practices are key design elements. It is regularly updated to reflect advances in the field. 8 pages
Mortgage Subordination: A Guide
Organization: Pennsylvania Land Trust Association
Year: 2011
print version of the ConservationTools.org guide:When a mortgage precedes an easement on a property, there is no guaranty of perpetual enforceability of the easement unless the mortgage holder signs a document (sometimes called a "mortgage subordination") that allows the easement to survive a foreclosure of the mortgage. While not easy or quick to obtain, careful preparation that addresses the concerns of the mortgage holder can expedite the process. 12 pages.
Pledges and Donation Agreements: A Guide
Organization: Pennsylvania Land Trust Association
Year: 2012
print version of the ConservationTools.org guide: Before investing time and money in a prospective project, a conservation organization may seek to minimize the potential for misunderstandings with the prospective donor for the project and make the donor’s promise to support the project a legally binding obligation. 14 pages.
Purchase Options: Gaining the Right Without the Obligation to Acquire Property Interests
Organization: Pennsylvania Land Trust Association
Year: 2013
A purchase option is a right to purchase or lease land or other property interests without any obligation to do so. 15 pages. Print version of the ConservationTools.org guide.
Recreational Use of Land and Water Act: A Guide
Organization: Pennsylvania Land Trust Association
Year: 2011
print version of the ConservationTools.org guide: Pennsylvania’s Recreational Use of Land and Water Act limits the liability, resulting from personal injury or property damage, of landowners who make their land available to the public for recreation free of charge. 8 pages
Reducing Liability Associated with Public Access
Year: 2011
print version of the ConservationTools.org guide:
Public access to property for recreational uses – such as hiking, bird watching, fishing and hunting – raises concern about the possibility of liability on account of injury to a recreational user. Pennsylvania law provides some protection from liability associated with public use of property for recreational purposes. Also there are practical steps that can be taken to minimize risk of liability. 13 pages
Reducing Liability Associated with Public Access: A Guide
Organization: Pennsylvania Land Trust Association
Year: 2011
print version of the ConservationTools.org guide: Public access to property for recreational uses – such as hiking, bird watching, fishing and hunting – raises concern about the possibility of liability on account of injury to a recreational user. Pennsylvania law provides some protection from liability associated with public use of property for recreational purposes. Also there are practical steps that can be taken to minimize risk of liability. 13 pages
Reversionary Interest: A Guide
Organization: Pennsylvania Land Trust Association
Year: 2012
print version of ConservationTools.org guide: A landowner who is concerned about the future use of his land can donate or sell the land on a conditional rather than absolute basis. A reversionary interest is created by a deed that reserves to the grantor a future ownership right upon the occurrence of some condition. 7 pages
Rights of First Purchase (Offer, Negotiation or Refusal): A Guide
Organization: Pennsylvania Land Trust Association
Year: 2012
print version of the ConservationTools.org guide: A right of first purchase gives a potential purchaser the opportunity to purchase before a property is sold to another. It can be a right of first offer, a right of first negotiation, a right of first refusal or a combination of these rights. 8 pages
Riparian Buffer Protection Agreement: A Guide
Organization: Pennsylvania Land Trust Association
Year: 2011
print version of the ConservationTools.org guide: A riparian buffer protection agreement limits activities on all or a portion of a property to advance conservation purposes while keeping the property in the control of the landowner. 13 pages
Steep Slope Ordinance: A Guide
Organization: Pennsylvania Land Trust Association
Year: 2010
print version of the ConservationTools.org guide: Zoning regulations for development on and disturbance of steep slopes can prevent erosion and reduce the risk of landslides that endanger lives, damage property and infrastructure, harm water quality, and degrade wildlife habitat. These regulations can also preserve the aesthetic character of visually prominent hillsides by discouraging vegetative clearing and excessive earthwork to accommodate development. 18 pages
Street and Sidewalk Design: A Guide
Organization: Pennsylvania Land Trust Association
Year: 2010
print version of the ConservationTools.org guide: Good street and sidewalk design can foster healthier communities by improving public safety, enhancing mobility by fairly supporting all transportation choices, reducing environmental impacts and building community character. 16 pages
Traffic Calming: A Guide
Organization: Pennsylvania Land Trust Association
Year: 2011
A print version of the ConservationTools.org guide "Traffic Calming". Traffic-calming incorporates a variety of design and management strategies in local streetscapes to control volume and speed of traffic for the safety of both motorists and non-motorists. 30 pp.
Zoning for Non-Commercial Solar and Wind Systems: A Guide
Organization: Pennsylvania Land Trust Association
Year: 2011
print version of the ConservationTools.org guide: Municipalities may adopt zoning regulations governing the installation and operation of solar and wind energy systems. This guide specifically examines zoning for non-commercial installations (for example, residential rooftop solar panels). 20 pages
