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Land
as a Legacy:
Protecting,
Preserving and Profiting
May 23 2005, Auburn,
Alabama
Registration
Deadline: April 29, 2005
Download the
Registration
Form (MS Word)
Download the Agenda
(MS Word)

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- How Can I Make Money Using Conservation
Easements?
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Who
should attend?
This
one day introductory workshop is designed for developers, realtors,
tax attorneys, appraisers, landowners, and others interested in
learning more about working with our landscapes to improve revenue
and quality of life.
About the Program
Landscapes in our rural and urban areas are rapidly changing to
meet the needs of a growing population. There are opportunities
to increase revenue on land purchases, development, and granting
of easements.
Learn
more about making money through innovative conservation designs
and easements from recognized leaders in the fields of realty, tax
law, development, watershed management, and conservation easement
law.
Instructors will focus on case studies useful to realtors,
developers, and landowners specific to the southeastern U.S. Workshop
instructors have experience with current projects and will share
lessons learned in their case studies.
The
Workshop Agenda will include:
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- Case
studies from the southeast on conservation design projects
- Introductory
information related to conservation easement law
- Recognized
leaders in the fields of development, realty, and watershed
management
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Registration
Registration is $75.
To register, fill out and return the registration
form by April 29, 2005. Registration fees are nonrefundable.
No purchase orders or credit cards, please. Checks should be made
payable to the Land
Trust of East Alabama (LTEA).
Send Registration form and fee to:
Susie Thomas, President
LTEA
P.O. Box 225
Auburn AL 36831

Continuing
Education Credits
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) approved through Auburn
University: .....0.6
Approved for 8 hours CPE by Alabama State Board of Public
Accountancy
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Location
City of Auburn Meeting Room, 122 Tichenor Avenue
Download
Map (MS Word) |

Local Accommodations
Hotel options in the area include:
Auburn Holiday Inn Express (334) 502-1090
Auburn University Hotel and Conference Center (334) 821-8200
or
1-800-2-Auburn.
More lodging options may be found at the Auburn
Chamber of Commerce under Visitor Information.
For information on Auburn and surrounding areas, visit
the Auburn
Chamber of Commerce.
For more information, contact Land
Trust of East Alabama or Eve
Brantley, Alabama Cooperative Extension System.
Agenda:Download
as MS Word
Morning Session
Watershed Management and Wise Use of Landscapes, Frank Sagona, Southeast
Watershed Forum
Making Money on your natural resources, a realtor perspective, Emily
H. Sommer, grassroots,
inc. MBA CCM
Landowner Success Story - Steve Nygren, Chattahoochee
Hill Country, GA
Lunch (Provided)
Afternoon Session
Conservation Easements - Making Money on Your Land, Ray Vaughan,
Wildlaw, Inc.
Using Easements for Resource Management - John Stivers, Sehoy
Plantation, Hurtsboro, AL

Sponsored by: Land
Trust of East Alabama, City
of Auburn, Land
Trust Alliance, Alabama
Cooperative Extension System, USDA-CSREES,
Alabama Department
of Environmental Management |