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Perkins Coie

Do Conservation Easements Provide Effective Mitigation for Loss of Farmland to Development?

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In 2018, the CEQA Guideline which defines the term “mitigation” was amended to add “conservation easements” to the list of measures that can provide “compensatory” mitigation for an environmental impact. Guideline §15370(e)....more

Burr & Forman

South Carolina Conservation Easements for Farm and Forestry Property

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There are 12.9 million acres of commercial forestland in South Carolina. More than half of the forestland is family-owned, and 82% of private owners live on the land. The state also has about 25,000 farms, which encompass 4.9...more

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

New Cases Provide Mixed Messages to Conservation Easement Donors

Fifth Circuit encourages flexibility for conservation easement deductions in Bosque Mountain Ranch, while Tax Court makes it difficult for farmers in Rutkoske. Two important conservation easement opinions were handed down...more

Perkins Coie

Conservation Easements Are Not Required As Mitigation For Permanent Loss Of Farmland

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In Friends of the Kings River v. County of Fresno, the California Fifth District Court of Appeal upheld the County of Fresno’s adoption of an Environmental Impact Report for a mining operation that will result in a permanent...more

Stoel Rives LLP

Fresno County Aggregate Mine Fends Off Court Challenge

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In Friends of the Kings River v. County of Fresno, No. F068818 (Cal. Ct. App. 5th Dist., Dec. 8, 2014), the Fifth Appellate District upheld Fresno County’s (County) approval of the Carmelita Mine and Reclamation Project...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Oregon Land Use Bills Aim to Limit Wetland Restoration

Three Oregon legislators have introduced bills on behalf of the Oregon Farm Bureau requiring land use permits for wetland restoration on farmland....more

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