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Exploring Land Conservation’s Impact on Property Taxes in New England

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Author(s): Jeanne Ammermuller

Topics: Harvard Forest, Highstead, Land Protection, Communities, Conservation land, Communities, Landscapes, Report, WWF&C Vision

March 24, 2022

Resources Report

Does Land Conservation Raise Property Taxes?

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A 2-page summary of the report, Does Land Conservation Raise Property Taxes? Evidence from New England Cities and Towns. The report assesses the economic impacts of land conservation throughout New England municipalities and communities over 15 years.

Topics: Conservation Benefits, Conservation finance

Resource Added March 24, 2022

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Q&A with the Authors: Does Land Conservation Raise Property Taxes? Evidence from New England Cities and Towns

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A Question and Answer document with the authors of the report, Does Land Conservation Raise Property Taxes? Evidence from New England Cities and Towns.

Topics: Harvard Forest, Highstead, Land Protection, Communities, Conservation land, Communities, Landscapes, New England, Report, WWF&C Vision

Resource Added March 23, 2022

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6,000-Acre Conservation Project in Maine is Northeast Wilderness Trust’s Largest Ever

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Author(s): Fiona Lunt

Topics: Northeast Wilderness Trust (NEWT), Climate Resilience, Land Protection, Collaborative Landscape Conservation, Conservation land, Wildlands, Woodlands, Regional Conservation Partnership Network, News & Stories, Maine

March 17, 2022

Initiative

Student-Led Land Conservation Movement

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Launched by students at Middlebury College, the Wild Hometown Movement is an alliance of place-based, youth-powered environmental clubs and educational programs whose goal is to empower the next generation of environmental leaders. Working on a local scale, student leaders connect youth to the natural world in their college towns and their own hometowns by inspiring young people to be advocates and champions for natural landscapes in the future.

Author(s): Marissa Latshaw

Topics: Advocacy, ALPINE, Education Module, Students

Initiative: Education

March 13, 2022

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