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Publications and Resources

• Conservation Easements: A Guide for Texas Landowners
  Provided by Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
  • Voluntary legal agreement between a landowner and conservation organization that places restrictions on specified future land uses.
  • The agreement is tailored to meet both the practical needs of the landowner and their wishes for conserving the land and its resources - water, scenic beauty, range, native grasses, history and archeology, wildlife habitat and more.
• The Economic Benefits of Land Conservation
  Provided by The Trust for Public Land
• Guidance on New Conservation Tax Incentives from the IRS
  Provided by Land Trust Alliance
• Landowner Packet
  • Information on various conservation approaches available to landowners
  • Request a Landowner Packet
• Natural Resource Conservation Programs and Services for Texas Landowners
  Provided by Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
• This resource list is a work in progress. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will continue to add and revise information periodically.
• An electronic version of this publication is available on the TPWD Web site. Please check there for the most current updates.

Protecting Open Space: Tools and Techniques for Texans
Provided by the National Park Service

• Describes eleven techniques that are commonly employed for conserving open space in Texas
• Describes how and where these techniques might be effectively applied
• Includes case studies

National Wildlife Federation report: Save Water, Save Rivers, Save Money

Myths and Facts about Groundwater Marketing.: Environmental Defense's new guide for landowners and groundwater conservation districts on groundwater marketing.

Natural Resource Conservation Programs and Services for Texas Landowners: Provided by Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

The Economic Benefits of Land Conservation now available from The Trust for Public Land

Standards & Practices:

• From The Appraisal Institute:
  • Appraisal Institute Issues Letter of Support for Continuation of Easement Tax Credit
  • Congressman Leads Effort to Fully Fund Conservation Programs
  • IRS Commissioner Outlines Valuation/Appraisal Concerns to Congress
  • IRS Outlines Added Tax Benefits for Donating Conservation Easements Under Pension Law

Land Trust Alliance List Serve

The Land Trust Alliance List Serve is an electronic mailing list of individuals interested in land trust issues.

To Subscribe to the Land Trust Alliance List Serve:

1. Send e-mail to listserv@listserv.indiana.edu with the following text in the body of the message:
   subscribe landtrust-L yourfirstname yourlastname

   You must substitute your name in the appropriate places, e.g.:
   subscribe landtrust-L Rob Aldrich

2. You will receive an e-mail requesting a confirmation. Click on the URL in the message within 72 hours. This will take you to a web page that confirms your subscription.

Websites

The following internet sites are provided for reference only. Texas Land Trust Council does not endorse or guarantee the suitability of any of the listed sites.

• National Land Trust Alliance
  • The Land Trust Alliance (LTA) promotes voluntary private land conservation to benefit communities and natural systems.
  • LTA is the national convener, strategist and representative of more than 1,500 land trusts across America.
  • LTA has established the Land Trust Accreditation Commission: An Independent Program of the Land Trust Alliance. Accreditation will provide independent review of a land trust's compliance with Land Trust Standards and Practices and verify the land trust's successful implementation of 42 practices that indicate its ability to operate in an ethical, legal and technically sound manner and ensure the long-term protection of land in the public interest.
  • Land Trust Alliance
    1331 H Street NW, Suite 400
    Washington DC 20005-4734
    202-638-4725
• Texans for State Parks
• Texas Department of Agriculture
• Texas General Land Office
• Texas Historical Commission
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
• Texas Recreation and Park Society
• TreeFolks