Legislative Victory for Land Conservation

“Legislative Victory for Land Conservation”
Land Trust Alliance, Press Release
May 23, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The hotly debated Farm Bill, which Congress enacted yesterday with an override of the President’s veto, renews a powerful tax incentive which has helped conserve a million or more acres of farms, ranches and natural areas across the US. The incentive had expired January 1st, but is now retroactive to the beginning of the year and will last through 2009. ... ©

Read the full press release and other information about the conservation tax incentive.

The following organizations are members of the Land Trust Alliance:

Barnstable Land Trust
Bourne Conservation Trust
Brewster Conservation Trust
Coalition for Buzzards Bay
Dennis Conservation Trust
Harwich Conservation Trust
Nantucket Conservation Foundation
Nantucket Land Council
Orenda Wildlife Land Trust
Orleans Conservation Trust
Sandwich Conservation Trust
‘Sconset Trust
Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation
The 300 Committee
Truro Conservation Trust
Vineyard Open Land Foundation
Wellfleet Conservation Trust
Wildlands Trust of Southeastern Massachusetts
Yarmouth Conservation Trust