John Banks? | Do you have any connection/opinions on the Plum Creek Proposal on Moosehead Lake? |
all | Given that Maine has just 6% public land, and Maine's history of general open access to land for recreation, how do you suppose Maine's economy could cope with the loss of access to industrial lands for recreational purposes? What are reasonable incentive or compensation options that are feasible given the culture of access and the State's financial situation? |
general, panels 1 and 3, keynote | In Maine, natural resource harvesters and small private landowners have long been the drivers in defining a cultural conservation ethic. Today these actors are taking a leadership role in protecting livelihoods and landscapes by developing some market-based tools, such as harvest certification, group certification for small landowners and ecosystem service markets. What are some other mechanisms for involving these people, who have direct daily association with and impact on livelihoods, landscapes, and bequest values in this conversation and future planning? |
Future conferences | It would be helpful if this web site included links or references to future conferences on this subject as well as conferences held by other groups. |
All panels | Should private landowners be able to "shop" for a conservation easement that is least restrictive, either by its terms or by lax enforcement? What are the policy interests on all sides? If this is truly a problem, how should it be addressed? |
Private Entities panel | Timberland Real Estate Investment Trusts like Plum Creek have only been around for eight years. Their ability to use Taxable REIT Subsidiaries to expedite development has been around for only six. How have these recent changes in the federal tax code changed the way forest companies look at "Highest and Best Use" lands that used to be dedicated only to forestry? |
John Echeverria | Upon death of a landowne, many heirs are forced to subdivide and/or liquidate family forests to pay estate taxes. This threatens 5.5 million acres of Maine forest. What impact for forest conservation would result if the value of inherited forest land could be deducted from total estate tax basis? The stipulation, of course, would be the land stay intact and under forest management. |
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