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Up Close - Taxes and Charitable Giving - October 23, 2008
Conservation easements offer benefits
For many people, though, preserving land long term is the driving motivation

By Chris DeForest
Special to the Journal of Business

A conservation easement can be a financial-planning tool for those who love their land.

Even in these turbulent times, people are thinking about the future of their land. As the number of people approaching retirement increases, more people are wondering how they will be able to afford to pass on their cherished family land to their children. Some want to keep their working farm or forest in production while others simply wish to preserve their land for its wildlife habitat and sce...


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