Valley Legal Letter
A newsletter providing legal perspectives on issues affecting land conservation organizations working in the Central Valley.

Issue No. 1, Fall 2001 “Maintaining your Status as a Public Charity: A Guide for Private Land Trusts.”

Issue No. 2, Spring 2002 “How Long Is Forever? Agricultural Easements and the "In Perpetuity" Clause"

Issue No. 3, Fall 2002 “Nonprofit Doesn't Mean Silent"
 
  Can City and Farm Coexist? The Agricultural Buffer Experience in California
The intent of this study is to produce a guide for city and county planners and developers to successfully plan for, design, and implement buffers as a mitigation tool for conflicts at the ag/urban edge. As growth pushes development closer to existing farms, conflicts of various kinds occur when the two disparate uses meet. This problem is commonly referred to as the “Conflict at the Edge”.
  Winning the Development Lottery
There are several market-based alternatives to selling farmland to urban developers. These alternatives give farmers and ranchers additional options for the future of their farms. This study looks at the economic benefits of a farmer utilizing these tools to hold onto their land as compared to selling for development.
  Linked to the Land - A introduction to agricultural easements.
10pp., Great Valley Center
 
 

Agricultural Land Conservation in the Great Central Valley
Land Trust/Conservation Easement Activity in California and the Great Central Valley.32pp., Great Valley Center, October 1998.
   

 

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