The following website links are sources for additional information about topics covered on this site. We hope you find them useful. If you have suggestions of websites to add to our list, or if you have any questions, please contact us.

Land Trust Alliance – www.lta.org
The national organization promotes voluntary land conservation and provides resources, leadership, and training to the 1,200 land trusts across the country.

Stephen J. Small, Esquire - www.Stevesmall.com
Stephen Small is a noted authority on private land protection options and strategies. He wrote the federal income tax regulations on conservation easements while an attorney-advisor in the Office of Chief Counsel of the IRS.

Rob Levin, Esquire – www.roblevin.net/LandConservationCaseLaw.htm
Levin maintains a list of land conservation case law.

www.conservationpropertiesllc.com

www.mayeswilsonassociates.com

www.frontlineconservation.net

www.conservationconsultant.com

Conservation Trust for NC - www.ctnc.org
This statewide land trust is dedicated to enriching and preserving NC’s natural and cultural heritage. It provides assistance to the 24 local land trusts in North Carolina.

North Carolina Natural Heritage Program
www.ils.unc.edu/parkproject/nhp
The Natural Heritage Program inventories and catalogues the rarest and most significant plants, animals and natural communities of NC worth considering when making land-use decisions.

Land for Tomorrow - www.landfortomorrow.org

NC Conservation Tax Credit Program
www.enr.state.nc.us/conservationtaxcredit

Catawba College Center for the Environment
www.centerfortheenvironment.org

“Voluntary Conservation Agreements - An Introduction for NC Land Owners” By Ed Norvell and Camilla Herlevich - click here to download (1.5mb PDF file)

The Value of Open Space - How Preserving North Carolina's Natural Heritage Benefits our Economy and Quality of Life - Click to download the PDF

SC Tax Credit Program - click here to download the PDF file

SC Credit Transfer - www.conservesc.com
Two conservation professionals in SC recently have established an exchange for SC conservation credits.

The Palmetto Conservation Foundation - www.palmettoconservation.org
A statewide foundation that partners with land trusts in providing technical assistance and other support.

NC Farm Transition Network, Inc - www.ncftn.org

Land Preservation Notebook by NC State University - www.cals.ncsu.edu/wq/lpn

American Farmland Trust - www.farmland.org

Equestrian Land Conservation Resource - www.elcr.org