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updated 04/22/24
Model Declaration of Public Trust with Commentary
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updated 04/21/24
Model Declaration of Public Trust for Conservation Easements (with Commentary)
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added 04/20/24
Model Declaration of Public Trust for Conservation Easements (with Commentary)
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updated 04/20/24
Model Declaration of Public Trust with Commentary
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added 04/16/24
IRS letter ruling 201110020
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updated 03/26/24
Guide and Model Policy for Conservation Easement Amendment
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updated 03/26/24
Model Declaration of Public Trust with Commentary
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updated 03/24/24
Indemnity Agreements and Liability Insurance: Protection From Claims Brought by Third Parties
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added 02/29/24
Lothlorien
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added 02/29/24
Mirkwood
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added 02/29/24
Forests
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added 02/28/24
Preparing a Stewardship Plan 2: Determinations and Decisions
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added 02/28/24
Preparing a Stewardship Plan 1: Inventory and Delineate
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added 02/28/24
Major Natural Resources
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added 02/28/24
Key Concepts
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updated 02/27/24
A Methodology for Valuing Town Conservation Land
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updated 02/27/24
Protecting Open Space and Ourselves: Reducing Flood Risk in the Gulf of Mexico Through Strategic Land Conservation
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updated 02/27/24
Schuylkill Watershed Priority Lands Tool
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updated 02/27/24
Backyard Open Space: Challenges of Managing Open Space in Subdivisions
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updated 02/27/24
Land Trust Accreditation
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updated 02/27/24
Land Trust Accreditation
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updated 02/25/24
Watershed-Based Conservation Projects
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added 02/21/24
TPL-Assisted Referendum Successes
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added 02/21/24
Open Space Plan: Perkiomen Township
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added 02/21/24
Ordinance 2016-03 for Referendum on Continuation of 0.25% Income Tax Credit for Open Space Preservation Purposes: Lower Saucon Township
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added 02/21/24
Ordinance 2022-01 for Referendum on Establishment of 0.25% Income Tax Credit for Open Space Purposes: East Allen Township
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added 02/21/24
Ordinance 392 for Referendum on Increase in Income Tax Credit for Open Space Purposes: Whitpain Township
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added 02/21/24
Ordinance 2019.7.11 for a Referendum on the Establishment of Income Tax Credit for Open Space: Lower Frederick Township
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added 02/21/24
Ordinance 2021-04 for Referendum to Establish 0.15% Income Tax Credit for Open Space Purposes: Lower Macungie Township
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added 02/21/24
Ordinance 2022-06 Authorizing Referendum On Income Tax Credit and Property Tax Increases for Open Space Purposes: Westtown Township
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added 02/21/24
Ordinance 2016-1 Authorizing Referendum on Property Tax Rate of 0.15 Mills for Open Space Purposes: Newlin Township
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added 02/19/24
Lower Frederick Township Open Space Plan
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added 02/19/24
Upper Dublin Township Open Space Plan
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added 02/19/24
Ordinance 297 to Re-Approve 0.1% Open Space Income Tax Credit: Richland Township
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added 02/19/24
Lower Nazareth Township Recreation, Parks, and Open Space Master Plan
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added 02/19/24
Comprehensive Recreation, Park, and Open Space Plan: Hellam Township and Hallam Borough
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added 02/19/24
Milford Township Comprehensive Park and Recreation Plan
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added 02/19/24
Open Space Plan: Upper Pottsgrove Township
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added 02/19/24
East Coventry Township Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Plan
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added 02/19/24
Whitemarsh Township Open Space Preservation Report 2006-2023
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added 02/19/24
Upper Saucon Township Recreation and Open Space Plan (update)
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added 02/19/24
Parks, Recreation, Open Space, and Trails Plan Update 2021-2030: Whitpain Township
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updated 02/16/24
Pennsylvania’s Recreation Plan 2004–2008: Executive Summary
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updated 02/16/24
Open Space Program Handbook
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updated 02/16/24
Growing... Naturally: Pike County Open Space, Greenways and Recreation Plan
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added 02/16/24
Open Space, Recreation, and Environmental Resources Plan 2021: East Marlborough Township
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added 02/15/24
Comprehensive Recreation, Parks and Open Space Plan Update: Silver Spring Township
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updated 02/13/24
Local Municipal Open Space Referendums in Pennsylvania: 2023 Status Report
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updated 02/12/24
Making Restricted Gifts
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added 02/12/24
Making Restricted Gifts: Impacts of Restrictions on Charitable Tax Deductions
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added 02/07/24
Donee
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updated 02/06/24
Guide to the Conservation and Preservation Easements Act
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updated 02/06/24
Guide to the Conservation and Preservation Easements Act: Pennsylvania Act 29 of 2001
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updated 02/05/24
Stewardship Endowment Sample
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updated 02/02/24
Stewardship Endowment Sample
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added 02/02/24
Negative Easement
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updated 02/02/24
Cost of Community Services Studies
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updated 02/02/24
Cost of Community Services Studies
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updated 02/02/24
The Nature of the Conservation Easement and the Document Granting It
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added 01/31/24
Return on Environment: The Economic Value of Protected Open Space in Chester County, Pennsylvania
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updated 01/30/24
Not a Public Trust
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updated 01/30/24
Not a Charitable Trust
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updated 01/30/24
Who Has Standing?
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updated 01/30/24
Who Has Standing? Conservation Easements in Pennsylvania Courts
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updated 01/29/24
Public Dedication of Land and Fees-in-Lieu for Parks and Recreation in Pennsylvania
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updated 01/29/24
Public Dedication of Land and Fees-in-Lieu for Parks and Recreation in Pennsylvania
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updated 01/29/24
Co-Holding Conservation Easements
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updated 01/29/24
Co-Holding Conservation Easements: Considerations for Good Management and Conservation Outcomes
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updated 01/29/24
Beneficiaries and Backup Holders
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added 01/29/24
Beneficiaries and Backup Holders: Providing Third Parties With Rights but Not Responsibilities Regarding Conservation Easements
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updated 01/25/24
Mini Recreation and Park Plan
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updated 01/25/24
Comprehensive Recreation, Park and Open Space Plan
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added 01/24/24
common law
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added 01/24/24
West Providence Township Solar Energy System Ordinance
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added 01/24/24
Beneficiaries and Backup Holders
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updated 01/12/24
Model Documents Overview
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updated 01/12/24
Model Documents Overview
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updated 01/12/24
Restricted Gifts
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updated 01/12/24
Restricted Gifts: Considerations in Accepting, Managing, and Soliciting Gifts for a Specific Purpose
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updated 01/12/24
Patricia L. Pregmon, Esq.
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updated 01/12/24
Reducing Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax
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updated 01/12/24
Reducing Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax
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updated 01/10/24
Inheritance and Estate Tax Act (PA)
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added 01/09/24
Making Restricted Gifts
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updated 01/09/24
Installment Agreement
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updated 01/09/24
Installment Agreement
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updated 01/08/24
Conservation Easements in Court
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updated 01/08/24
Seller Take Back Financing
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updated 01/05/24
Seller Take Back Financing
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updated 01/04/24
Seller Take Back Financing
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updated 01/04/24
Seller Take Back Financing
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updated 01/04/24
Conservation Easements in Court
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updated 01/03/24
Conservation Easements in Court: A Review of Easement Violation and Enforcement Litigation in Pennsylvania
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updated 12/18/23
Green Burial
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updated 12/18/23
Green Burial
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updated 12/15/23
Model Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants
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added 12/08/23
Justin Hollinger, Esq.
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updated 12/07/23
Indemnity Agreements and Liability Insurance
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updated 12/07/23
Indemnity Agreements and Liability Insurance: Protection From Claims Brought by Third Parties
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updated 11/27/23
Recordkeeping for Conservation Easement Stewardship
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updated 11/27/23
Recordkeeping for Conservation Easement Stewardship
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updated 11/22/23
Bridge Loans for Conservation Purchases
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updated 11/22/23
Bridge Loans for Conservation Purchases: Borrowing from Revolving Loan Funds
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updated 11/21/23
Using the Model Conservation Easement
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updated 11/21/23
Using the Model Conservation Easement
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added 11/14/23
2021 Pennsylvania Land Trust Census Report
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added 11/14/23
2019 Pennsylvania Land Trust Census Report
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updated 11/10/23
Natural Lands
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updated 11/10/23
Costs of Owning and Operating Preserves
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updated 11/09/23
Costs of Owning and Operating Preserves
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updated 11/09/23
Costs of Owning and Operating Preserves
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updated 11/08/23
Planned Giving
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updated 11/07/23
Planned Giving
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updated 11/07/23
Planned Giving
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updated 11/07/23
North Salem Open Land Foundation: Stewardship Calculator
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updated 11/07/23
Brandywine Conservancy: Calculation Template for Preserves
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updated 11/07/23
Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Records Retention Procedures
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added 11/02/23
Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Records Retention Procedures
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updated 11/02/23
A Guided Tour of the Conservation Easement Enabling Statutes
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added 10/31/23
Brandywine Conservancy: Calculation Template for Preserves
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added 10/31/23
North Salem Open Land Foundation: Stewardship Calculator
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updated 10/20/23
Co-Holding Conservation Easements: Considerations for Good Management and Conservation Outcomes
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updated 10/20/23
Co-Holding Conservation Easements
Glossary
updated 10/20/23
Backup Grantee (alternatively, Backup Holder)
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updated 10/20/23
Stewardship Funding Arrangements: Options for Financing the Obligations of Conservation Easement Holders
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updated 10/19/23
Stewardship Funding Arrangements
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updated 10/19/23
Legal Considerations for Stewardship Funding Arrangements: Binding Present and Future Landowners to Present Promises
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updated 10/12/23
Open Space Program Handbook
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updated 10/12/23
Stewardship Funding Arrangements
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updated 10/12/23
Stewardship Funding Arrangements: Options for Financing the Obligations of Conservation Easement Holders
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updated 10/12/23
Funding Conservation Easement Stewardship: Your Role as the Land's Owner and Conservation Champion
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updated 10/11/23
Legal Considerations for Stewardship Funding Arrangements
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updated 10/11/23
Legal Considerations for Stewardship Funding Arrangements: Binding Present and Future Landowners to Present Promises
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updated 10/10/23
Donation of Stock and Other Securities
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updated 10/10/23
Donation of Stock and Other Securities
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updated 10/04/23
Model Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants
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updated 09/28/23
Realty Transfer Tax Exclusions for Conservation-Related Transactions in Pennsylvania
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updated 09/28/23
Drafting an Amendment and Restatement of a Grant of Conservation Easement
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updated 09/26/23
The Intersection of Carbon Offsets and Conservation Easements
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updated 09/26/23
Addressing Climate Change and Carbon Sequestration in Conservation Easements
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updated 09/26/23
Carbon Rights and Assignment of Carbon Credit Sale Proceeds
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added 09/25/23
Amend OR Amend and Restate
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updated 09/22/23
Carbon Rights and Assignment of Carbon Credit Sale Proceeds
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updated 09/22/23
Drafting an Amendment and Restatement of a Grant of Conservation Easement
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updated 09/22/23
Drafting an Amendment and Restatement of a Grant of Conservation Easement
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added 09/22/23
Amend OR Amend and Restate: Matching Approach to Situation When Making Changes to a Conservation Easement
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updated 09/15/23
Investment of Nonprofit Financial Assets
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updated 09/15/23
Investment of Nonprofit Financial Assets
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updated 09/14/23
Poll: Investment Governance Practices for Nonprofits
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updated 09/14/23
Investment Policy Statements for Nonprofit Organizations
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updated 09/14/23
Nonprofit Guide to Prudent Investing
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updated 08/23/23
Succession Planning for Nonprofits
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updated 08/23/23
Succession Planning for Nonprofits
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added 08/22/23
Carbon Rights and Assignment of Carbon Credit Sale Proceeds
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updated 08/22/23
Addressing Climate Change and Carbon Sequestration in Conservation Easements
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updated 08/22/23
Addressing Climate Change and Carbon Sequestration in Conservation Easements
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updated 08/22/23
Carbon Rights and Assignment of Carbon Credit Sale Proceeds: Providing Conservation Easement Holders the Potential to Receive Carbon-Related Benefits
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updated 08/22/23
The Intersection of Carbon Offsets and Conservation Easements
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updated 08/22/23
The Intersection of Carbon Offsets and Conservation Easements
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updated 08/19/23
The Intersection of Carbon Offsets and Conservation Easements
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updated 08/19/23
Addressing Climate Change and Carbon Sequestration in Conservation Easements
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updated 08/19/23
Addressing Climate Change and Carbon Sequestration in Conservation Easements
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added 08/19/23
Carbon Rights and Assignment of Carbon Credit Sale Proceeds: Providing Conservation Easement Holders the Potential to Receive Carbon-Related Benefits
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added 08/16/23
Addressing Climate Change and Carbon Sequestration in Conservation Easements
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updated 08/16/23
Volunteers: Guidance for Recruiting, Training, Managing, and Retaining Unpaid Workers
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updated 08/16/23
The Intersection of Carbon Offsets and Conservation Easements
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updated 08/16/23
Addressing Climate Change and Carbon Sequestration in Conservation Easements
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added 08/16/23
The California Air Resources Board’s US Forest offset protocol underestimates leakage
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updated 08/15/23
Addressing Climate Change and Carbon Sequestration in Conservation Easements
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updated 08/15/23
Volunteers: Guidance for Recruiting, Training, Managing, and Retaining Unpaid Workers
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updated 08/14/23
Volunteers
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updated 08/14/23
Volunteers: Guidance for Recruiting, Training, Managing, and Retaining Unpaid Workers
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added 08/08/23
Addressing Climate Change and Carbon Sequestration in Conservation Easements
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added 08/03/23
The Intersection of Carbon Offsets and Conservation Easements
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updated 08/03/23
The Intersection of Carbon Offsets and Conservation Easements
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updated 07/26/23
Working Forest Conservation Easement: A Property Rights-Based Tool for Conservation
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updated 07/26/23
Working Forest Conservation Easement
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added 07/18/23
Carbon Offsets in Conservation Easements: The Essentials for Land Trusts
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updated 07/18/23
Not a Public Trust
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updated 07/14/23
Not a Public Trust
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updated 06/30/23
Not a Public Trust: The Land Trust-Held Conservation Easement in Pennsylvania
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updated 06/29/23
Separate Entity to Hold Riskier Properties
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updated 06/29/23
Separate Entity to Hold Riskier Properties
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added 06/28/23
Separate Entity to Hold Riskier Properties
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updated 06/24/23
Recreational Use of Land and Water Act (Title 68, Sections 477-1 et seq.)
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updated 06/24/23
Rails to Trails Act
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updated 06/24/23
Pennsylvania Equine Activity Immunity Act
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updated 06/24/23
Separate Entity to Hold Riskier Properties
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updated 06/13/23
Conservation Easements
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updated 06/13/23
Management of the Document Preparation Process
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updated 05/23/23
Management of the Document Preparation Process