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updated 03/17/23
Sign Ordinance
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updated 03/16/23
Sign Ordinance
Guide
updated 03/16/23
Sign Ordinance
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updated 03/15/23
Pennsylvania Annual Trail Reports
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updated 03/14/23
Donation Agreements
Guide
updated 03/14/23
Donation Agreements
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updated 03/14/23
Donation by Will: Options and Issues Regarding Gifts of Cash, Land and Other Property
Guide
updated 03/14/23
Donation by Will
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updated 03/07/23
Steep Slope Ordinance
Guide
updated 03/07/23
Steep Slope Ordinance
Guide
updated 02/28/23
Local Land Use Planning Controls in Pennsylvania
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updated 02/28/23
Local Land Use Planning and Controls in Pennsylvania
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updated 02/28/23
2020 State Land Use and Growth Management Report
Guide
updated 02/24/23
Street and Sidewalk Design
Guide
updated 02/24/23
Management of the Document Preparation Process
Guide
updated 02/17/23
Gift of a Future Interest in Real Estate
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updated 02/17/23
Gift of a Future Interest in Real Estate: Reserved Life Estates Keep Owners in Control During Their Lifetimes
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updated 02/16/23
Community Visioning
Guide
updated 02/16/23
Community Visioning
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updated 02/16/23
Pre-Existing Mortgages in Easement Transactions: Using Non-Disturbance and Subordination Agreements to Prevent Extinguishment and Comply with Tax Law
Guide
updated 02/15/23
Pre-Existing Mortgages in Easement Transactions
Guide
updated 02/14/23
Pre-Existing Mortgages in Easement Transactions
Library
updated 02/14/23
Management of the Document Preparation Process
Library
updated 02/14/23
Street and Sidewalk Design
Guide
updated 02/09/23
Farmland Preservation Options for Landowners
Guide
updated 02/08/23
Farmland Preservation Options for Landowners
Guide
updated 02/08/23
Why Preserve Farmland?
Library
updated 02/08/23
Why Preserve Farmland?
Library
updated 01/31/23
Farmland Preservation Options for Landowners: Government and Private Approaches to Conservation Easements in Pennsylvania
Guide
updated 01/27/23
Authorization of Real Estate Transactions
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updated 01/27/23
Authorization of Real Estate Transactions: Rules and Process for Nonprofits
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updated 01/26/23
The Nature of the Conservation Easement and the Document Granting It
Guide
updated 01/26/23
The Nature of the Conservation Easement and the Document Granting It
Guide
updated 01/21/23
The Nature of the Conservation Easement and the Document Granting It
Library
updated 01/21/23
The Nature of the Conservation Easement and the Document Granting It
Guide
updated 01/17/23
Option to Sell (Put Option)
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updated 01/17/23
Option to Sell (Put Option)
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updated 01/16/23
Reducing Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax
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updated 01/10/23
Pennsylvania Equine Activity Immunity Act
Guide
updated 01/09/23
Social Media Basics for Conservation Organizations
Expert
added 01/04/23
Robert Campbell
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updated 01/04/23
Social Media Basics for Conservation Organizations
Expert
updated 01/02/23
Gwendolyn Lacy, Esq.
Expert
updated 12/29/22
Gwendolyn Lacy, Esq.
Expert
updated 12/26/22
Gwendolyn Lacy, Esq.
Guide
updated 12/02/22
Endowments and More
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updated 11/19/22
Endowments and More
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updated 11/18/22
Model Consent, Non-Disturbance, and Subordination Agreement with Commentary, 2nd edition
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updated 11/15/22
Reading Rain Barrell Ordinance
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updated 11/15/22
Upper Dublin Township Stormwater Management and Steep Slope Ordinance
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updated 11/11/22
Installment Agreement
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updated 11/11/22
Installment Agreement
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updated 11/11/22
Optimizing Direct-Mail Fundraising Appeals
Guide
updated 11/11/22
Optimizing Direct-Mail Fundraising Appeals
Guide
updated 10/27/22
Property Tax Exemption for Preserves, Parks, Trails, and Other Conserved Lands
Guide
updated 10/27/22
Permits for Events, Hunting, Camping, and Other Uses of Conserved Land
Guide
updated 10/27/22
Restricted Gifts
Guide
updated 10/21/22
Restricted Gifts
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updated 10/21/22
Restricted Gifts: Issues to Consider Before Making or Taking a Gift for a Specific Purpose
Guide
updated 10/21/22
Permits for Events, Hunting, Camping, and Other Uses of Conserved Land
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updated 10/21/22
Permits for Events, Hunting, Camping, and Other Uses of Conserved Land
Expert
updated 10/20/22
Patricia L. Pregmon
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updated 10/20/22
Andrew M. Loza
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updated 10/20/22
Nate Lotze
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updated 10/11/22
Model Trail License Agreement with Commentary
Guide
updated 10/07/22
Property Tax Exemption for Preserves, Parks, Trails, and Other Conserved Lands
Library
updated 10/07/22
Property Tax Exemption for Preserves, Parks, Trails, and Other Conserved Lands
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added 10/06/22
Township of Springfield Ordinance No. 2020-01 (Brush, Grass, and Weeds)
Guide
updated 10/06/22
From Lawn to Meadow
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added 10/06/22
Salisbury Maryland Ordinance to Amend Brush, Weed, and Obnoxious Growth Ordinance.
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updated 10/06/22
From Lawn to Meadow: Protect Water, Provide Habitat, Save Money
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added 10/06/22
Township of Ferguson Ordinance 99 (Part 1: Turf Grass, Weeds, and Other Vegetation)
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added 10/06/22
Township of Cheltenham Ordinance No. 1824-95 (Nuisances)
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updated 10/06/22
York County Sustainable Landscaping Model Ordinance
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updated 10/06/22
Guide to Passing Wildlife-Friendly Property Maintenance Ordinances
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updated 09/30/22
Pennsylvania Legislator’s Municipal Deskbook, Sixth Edition
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updated 09/29/22
Trail Easements
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updated 09/27/22
Trail Easements
Guide
updated 09/24/22
Guide and Model Policy for Conservation Easement Amendment
Guide
updated 09/23/22
Not a Charitable Trust
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added 09/23/22
Statutory Protection from Liability Related to Public Access
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added 09/23/22
Separate Entity to Hold Riskier Properties
Guide
updated 09/19/22
Not a Charitable Trust
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updated 09/19/22
Not a Charitable Trust: The Donated Conservation Easement in Pennsylvania
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updated 09/15/22
Model Grant of Purchase Option with Commentary
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updated 09/15/22
Guide and Model Policy for Conservation Easement Amendment
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updated 09/02/22
Land Trust Standards and Practices
Guide
updated 08/31/22
Purchase Options
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updated 08/30/22
Reversionary Interest
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updated 08/27/22
Reversionary Interest
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updated 08/25/22
Purchase Options: Gaining the Right Without the Obligation to Acquire Property Interests
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updated 08/24/22
Pennsylvania Local Governments May Support Land Trusts
Guide
updated 08/24/22
Pennsylvania Local Governments May Support Land Trusts
Library
updated 08/23/22
Model Grant of Right of First Refusal
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updated 08/22/22
Model Grant of Right of First Offer
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updated 08/21/22
Model Declaration of Public Trust with Commentary
Guide
updated 08/20/22
Reversionary Interest
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updated 08/19/22
Model Grant of Right of First Offer
Guide
updated 08/18/22
Lobbying Rules and 501(c)3 Organizations
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updated 08/18/22
Lobbying Rules and 501(c)3 Organizations
Guide
updated 08/18/22
Responding to Encroachment
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added 08/18/22
Open Space Program Handbook
Guide
updated 08/18/22
Right of First Offer and Right of First Refusal
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updated 08/18/22
Right of First Offer and Right of First Refusal
Library
updated 08/16/22
Model Declaration of Public Trust with Commentary
Library
updated 08/15/22
Model Grant of Trail Easement with Commentary: A Short Form Alternative to the Model Trail Easement Agreement
Library
updated 08/15/22
Model Trail Easement Agreement with Commentary
Library
updated 08/11/22
Model Trail License Agreement with Commentary
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updated 08/10/22
Model Permission for Encroachment
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updated 08/10/22
Responding to an Encroachment: Oust or Give Permission with Conditions
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added 08/10/22
Model Trail License Agreement with Commentary
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updated 06/24/22
Model Trail Easement Agreement with Commentary
Guide
updated 06/10/22
Don’t Regulate Rooftop Solar Without Compelling Cause
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updated 06/10/22
Don't Regulate Rooftop Solar Without Compelling Cause
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updated 05/16/22
Guide to Pennsylvania's Recreational Use of Land and Water Act: A Law Limiting the Liability of Those Who Open Their Land to the Public
Guide
updated 05/12/22
Conservation Easement
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updated 05/12/22
What is Conservation?
Guide
updated 05/12/22
What is Conservation?
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added 05/11/22
What is Conservation?
Guide
added 05/11/22
What is Conservation?
Expert
updated 04/20/22
Susan Caughlan
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updated 04/18/22
Pennsylvania Annual Trail Reports
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updated 04/17/22
Funding Conservation Easement Stewardship: Your Role as the Land's Owner and Conservation Champion
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added 04/15/22
Funding Conservation Easement Stewardship: Your Role as the Land's Owner and Conservation Champion
Guide
added 04/15/22
Funding Conservation Easement Stewardship