Downloadable Documents on Land Protection

Estate Planning Issues for Landowners:

• 2006 Tax Incentives (updated 9/18/06) [2] 
  Stephen J. Small, Esq.
• The "Bundle of Sticks" [3]
  Robert A. Levite, Esq. UMASS Extension
• Land Ownership Vehicles [4] 
  Robert A. Levite, Esq. UMASS Extension
• Conservation Restrictions as a Land Protection Tool [5] 
  Robert A. Levite, Esq. UMASS Extension
• Determining the Value of Land [6] 
  Robert A. Levite, Esq. UMASS Extension
• Substantiation of Value of Donated Conservation Restrictions For Federal Tax Purposes [7] 
  Robert A. Levite, Esq. UMASS Extension

Massachusetts Land Trust Easement Defense Program:

• MA Easement Defense Program Operating Principles [8]
• MA Land Trust Coalition's Easement Defense Subcommittee's Enforcement Policy [9]
• MA Easement Defense Subcommittee's Amendment Policy Guidelines [10]

Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition Attorney Referral Panel Legal Advisories:

• Permanent Deed Restrictions Under the Community Preservation Act and the Cape Cod Land Bank [11]
• Public or Charitable Trusts and Protection Against Disposition of Conservation Land [12]
• Eminent Domain and Restricted Lands [13]

Links to Other Organizations and Resources on Land Protection

Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust Chapter 61 Handbook [14]

MA Smart Growth Alliance [15]

MA Audubon Society Land Advocacy and Community Planning [16]

Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions [17]

Massachusetts Dept of Conservation and Recreation [18]

The Land Trust Alliance [19]

Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition [20]