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 Wisconsin Land Trusts
Land Protection Fundamentals 
 Land Policy + Legislation

Reports and Sample Documents

Sample Newsletter Articles (available as Word Docs )

Celebrating the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund (550 words) April 2005
Preserve your land, save on taxes (470 words) 2004
Working with Land Trusts to Protect your Land (750 words)
Preserving your land in Perpetuity - Conservation easements (385 words) 2004
Bicycling and Open Space (380 words) 2003
Info on Gathering Waters Conservancy (165 words)

Articles (available as Adobe PDFs )

In Their Own Words
Land Trusts: Preserving the Beauty of Nature by Judy Jepson
       (Reprinted with permission from November 2004 Exclusively Yours magazine, copyright 2004)
The Perfect Partner: Wisconsin's land trusts connect the conservation goals of individuals with the landscape by Althea Dotzour
       (Reprinted with permission from December 2004 Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine, copyright 2004)

Fact Sheets for landowners (available as Adobe PDFs ) *

Conservation Easements
Conservation Options Available to Landowners
Gathering Waters Conservancy: An Important Conservation Resource
Land Trusts: Protecting and Preserving Wisconsin's Resources
Purchase of Development Rights
Tax Savings Generated by Gifts and Donations to a Land Trust

* Feel free to use these fact sheets as your own. If you would like copies in MS Word format to modify or format differently, email info@gatheringwaters.org.

Info Packs for land trusts (available as Adobe PDFs )

Conservation Easement: Basic
Conservation Easement Appraisals
Conservation Easement Baseline Documentation and Hazards Assessment
Conservation Easement: Creation, Stewardship & Enforcement Funds
Conservation Easement Tax Advantages
Property Tax Assessments and Conservation Easement
Property Tax Exemptions for Non-Profit Organizations
Registry Options

Reports (available as Adobe PDFs )

Impact of Conservation Easements on Property Taxes in Wisconsin


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