We may not be able to avoid death or taxes, but there is a powerful tool available to Tree Farmers that provides some measure of immortality and often tax relief, too. That tool is a legal agreement known as a conservation easement, which helps ensure Tree Farmers’ hopes and dreams for their family land—and their woodland stewardship practices—will endure long after they are gone.
A California forest group has asked U.S. EPA to consider offsets as a way for utilities to comply with the agency’s upcoming standards for existing power plants.
House lawmakers late last week introduced a bill designed to increase philanthropic support for forest conservation and ease the administrative burden for states.
Congressman John Garamendi announced the introduction of the Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act. The bill would authorize states to allow qualified entities to acquire, hold, and manage conservation easements under the Forest Legacy Program.
The doorway into Studio Trilogy isn’t particularly wide, so by all accounts, Chuck Leavell’s head shouldn’t be able to squeeze through it.
Doubts persist about whether planting trees can make up for those we’re chopping down.
