Updates for the last year : ConservationTools

updated 03/17/23

Sign Ordinance

updated 03/16/23

Sign Ordinance

updated 03/16/23

Sign Ordinance

updated 03/15/23

Pennsylvania Annual Trail Reports

updated 03/14/23

Donation Agreements

updated 03/14/23

Donation Agreements

updated 03/14/23

Donation by Will: Options and Issues Regarding Gifts of Cash, Land and Other Property

updated 03/14/23

Donation by Will

updated 03/07/23

Steep Slope Ordinance

updated 03/07/23

Steep Slope Ordinance

updated 02/28/23

Local Land Use Planning Controls in Pennsylvania

updated 02/28/23

Local Land Use Planning and Controls in Pennsylvania

updated 02/28/23

2020 State Land Use and Growth Management Report

updated 02/24/23

Street and Sidewalk Design

updated 02/24/23

Management of the Document Preparation Process

updated 02/17/23

Gift of a Future Interest in Real Estate

updated 02/17/23

Gift of a Future Interest in Real Estate: Reserved Life Estates Keep Owners in Control During Their Lifetimes

updated 02/16/23

Community Visioning

updated 02/16/23

Community Visioning

updated 02/16/23

Pre-Existing Mortgages in Easement Transactions: Using Non-Disturbance and Subordination Agreements to Prevent Extinguishment and Comply with Tax Law

updated 02/15/23

Pre-Existing Mortgages in Easement Transactions

updated 02/14/23

Pre-Existing Mortgages in Easement Transactions

updated 02/14/23

Management of the Document Preparation Process

updated 02/14/23

Street and Sidewalk Design

updated 02/09/23

Farmland Preservation Options for Landowners

updated 02/08/23

Farmland Preservation Options for Landowners

updated 02/08/23

Why Preserve Farmland?

updated 02/08/23

Why Preserve Farmland?

updated 01/31/23

Farmland Preservation Options for Landowners: Government and Private Approaches to Conservation Easements in Pennsylvania

updated 01/27/23

Authorization of Real Estate Transactions

updated 01/27/23

Authorization of Real Estate Transactions: Rules and Process for Nonprofits

updated 01/26/23

The Nature of the Conservation Easement and the Document Granting It

updated 01/26/23

The Nature of the Conservation Easement and the Document Granting It

updated 01/21/23

The Nature of the Conservation Easement and the Document Granting It

updated 01/21/23

The Nature of the Conservation Easement and the Document Granting It

updated 01/17/23

Option to Sell (Put Option)

updated 01/17/23

Option to Sell (Put Option)

updated 01/16/23

Reducing Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax

updated 01/10/23

Pennsylvania Equine Activity Immunity Act

updated 01/09/23

Social Media Basics for Conservation Organizations

added 01/04/23

Robert Campbell

updated 01/04/23

Social Media Basics for Conservation Organizations

updated 01/02/23

updated 12/29/22

updated 12/26/22

updated 12/02/22

updated 11/19/22

updated 11/18/22

Model Consent, Non-Disturbance, and Subordination Agreement with Commentary, 2nd edition

updated 11/15/22

Reading Rain Barrell Ordinance

updated 11/15/22

Upper Dublin Township Stormwater Management and Steep Slope Ordinance

updated 11/11/22

Installment Agreement

updated 11/11/22

Installment Agreement

updated 11/11/22

Optimizing Direct-Mail Fundraising Appeals

updated 11/11/22

Optimizing Direct-Mail Fundraising Appeals

updated 10/27/22

Property Tax Exemption for Preserves, Parks, Trails, and Other Conserved Lands

updated 10/27/22

Permits for Events, Hunting, Camping, and Other Uses of Conserved Land

updated 10/27/22

Restricted Gifts

updated 10/21/22

Restricted Gifts

updated 10/21/22

Restricted Gifts: Issues to Consider Before Making or Taking a Gift for a Specific Purpose

updated 10/21/22

Permits for Events, Hunting, Camping, and Other Uses of Conserved Land

updated 10/21/22

Permits for Events, Hunting, Camping, and Other Uses of Conserved Land

updated 10/20/22

Patricia L. Pregmon

updated 10/20/22

Andrew M. Loza

updated 10/20/22

Nate Lotze

updated 10/11/22

Model Trail License Agreement with Commentary

updated 10/07/22

Property Tax Exemption for Preserves, Parks, Trails, and Other Conserved Lands

updated 10/07/22

Property Tax Exemption for Preserves, Parks, Trails, and Other Conserved Lands

added 10/06/22

Township of Springfield Ordinance No. 2020-01 (Brush, Grass, and Weeds)

updated 10/06/22

From Lawn to Meadow

added 10/06/22

Salisbury Maryland Ordinance to Amend Brush, Weed, and Obnoxious Growth Ordinance.

updated 10/06/22

From Lawn to Meadow: Protect Water, Provide Habitat, Save Money

added 10/06/22

Township of Ferguson Ordinance 99 (Part 1: Turf Grass, Weeds, and Other Vegetation)

added 10/06/22

Township of Cheltenham Ordinance No. 1824-95 (Nuisances)

updated 10/06/22

York County Sustainable Landscaping Model Ordinance

updated 10/06/22

Guide to Passing Wildlife-Friendly Property Maintenance Ordinances

updated 09/30/22

Pennsylvania Legislator’s Municipal Deskbook, Sixth Edition

updated 09/29/22

Trail Easements

updated 09/27/22

Trail Easements

updated 09/24/22

Guide and Model Policy for Conservation Easement Amendment

updated 09/23/22

Not a Charitable Trust

added 09/23/22

Statutory Protection from Liability Related to Public Access

added 09/23/22

Separate Entity to Hold Riskier Properties

updated 09/19/22

Not a Charitable Trust

updated 09/19/22

Not a Charitable Trust: The Donated Conservation Easement in Pennsylvania

updated 09/15/22

Model Grant of Purchase Option with Commentary

updated 09/15/22

Guide and Model Policy for Conservation Easement Amendment

updated 09/02/22

Land Trust Standards and Practices

updated 08/31/22

Purchase Options

updated 08/30/22

Reversionary Interest

updated 08/27/22

Reversionary Interest

updated 08/25/22

Purchase Options: Gaining the Right Without the Obligation to Acquire Property Interests

updated 08/24/22

Pennsylvania Local Governments May Support Land Trusts

updated 08/24/22

Pennsylvania Local Governments May Support Land Trusts

updated 08/23/22

Model Grant of Right of First Refusal

updated 08/22/22

Model Grant of Right of First Offer

updated 08/21/22

Model Declaration of Public Trust with Commentary

updated 08/20/22

Reversionary Interest

updated 08/19/22

Model Grant of Right of First Offer

updated 08/18/22

Lobbying Rules and 501(c)3 Organizations

updated 08/18/22

Lobbying Rules and 501(c)3 Organizations

updated 08/18/22

Responding to Encroachment

added 08/18/22

Open Space Program Handbook

updated 08/18/22

Right of First Offer and Right of First Refusal

updated 08/18/22

Right of First Offer and Right of First Refusal

updated 08/16/22

Model Declaration of Public Trust with Commentary

updated 08/15/22

Model Grant of Trail Easement with Commentary: A Short Form Alternative to the Model Trail Easement Agreement

updated 08/15/22

Model Trail Easement Agreement with Commentary

updated 08/11/22

Model Trail License Agreement with Commentary

updated 08/10/22

Model Permission for Encroachment

updated 08/10/22

Responding to an Encroachment: Oust or Give Permission with Conditions

added 08/10/22

Model Trail License Agreement with Commentary

updated 06/24/22

Model Trail Easement Agreement with Commentary

updated 06/10/22

Don’t Regulate Rooftop Solar Without Compelling Cause

updated 06/10/22

Don't Regulate Rooftop Solar Without Compelling Cause

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

updated 05/12/22

Conservation Easement

updated 05/12/22

What is Conservation?

updated 05/12/22

What is Conservation?

added 05/11/22

What is Conservation?

added 05/11/22

What is Conservation?

updated 04/20/22

Susan Caughlan

updated 04/18/22

Pennsylvania Annual Trail Reports

updated 04/17/22

Funding Conservation Easement Stewardship: Your Role as the Land's Owner and Conservation Champion

added 04/15/22

Funding Conservation Easement Stewardship: Your Role as the Land's Owner and Conservation Champion

added 04/15/22

Funding Conservation Easement Stewardship