New Case Studies of Conservation
Posted by: Paul Catanzaro on Jan 3, 2008
MassWoods offers a suite of case studies which details the diverse and creative ways landowners, local conservation groups, towns, and state agencies have worked together to achieve conservation success. These case studies are divided into the conservation tools used to conserve the land. Links to information on the conservation tools themselves are also available.
Your decision about the future of your land is important to ensuring that your goals and the needs of those that follow will be met. Every landowner’s needs and interests are different, and there are a range of land conservation tools that can be tailored to individual circumstances. Learning how others like you have planned the future of their land to meet their family’s economic and personal goals can help you think through an approach that is right for your family. Contacting a land trust working in your town to find out your conservation options is an excellent first step.
Conserving land does not have to mean “no management”. It is possible to reserve your right, and that of all future landowners, to mange the land. In fact, sustainable forest management can be very compatible with land conservation. Sustainable forest management is a long-term commitment. Ensuring that your woods will not be developed gives your investment in good forest management the time to reach its full potential. Contact a forester working in your town to learn more about the management of your woods.
Your decision about the future of your land is also important to your community. Every day, landowners across Massachusetts are faced with the decision of what to do with their land. Since over 75% of our forests are owned by over 46,000 landowners, it is the collective effects of these independent private landowner decisions that will determine the future of the landscapes in Massachusetts. Unless landowners take action to conserve their land, the odds are strongly in favor of its eventual development.
Resources:
Cases of Conservation
Find a land trust working in your town
Find a forester working in your town
Planning the future of your land
Land Conservation tools
