Got Land? Need Money?

Got Land? – Need Money?

Financing Perpetual Land

Stewardship

1016 Stone Bridge Road, Lower Gwynedd, PA 19002 www.conservationeconomics.com 484.558.0586

Cliff David- Conservation Economics Matt Hurteau- Penn State University Mike Jacobson- Penn State University Nick Dilks- Ecosytem Investment Partners

2 1016 Stone Bridge Road, Lower Gwynedd, PA 19002 www.conservationeconomics.com 484.558.0586

Presenters

Conservation Economics

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Ecologically responsible solutions for individual, NGO, corporate, and government landowners who seek to financially expand upon the value of their resources.


Responsibilities of a Land Trust


• Fulfill its Mission • Maintain Property • Preserve Natural

Resources & Biodiversity of the Ecosystem

• Improve Environmental Conditions

• Insure Conservation Easement is Enforced

The Problem for Land Trusts

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• It is expensive to maintain land • It is expensive to monitor and enforce conservation easements • Cost to monitor conservation easements can vary

• The cost to manage or monitor land is perpetual

• Land usually has restrictions • Public relations issues must be considered


The Solution

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Find and implement ways to generate revenue while maintaining or improving the environmental conditions of the property.


Each Parcel of Land is Different


• Restrictions

• Physical elements

• Location

• Community

• Local Politics

There are many opportunities, but do your homework


• Legal Documents

• Property Characteristics

• Property Location

Legal Documents


• Conservation Easement

• Deed / Deed Restrictions

• Funding Source • Restrictions

• Zoning & Government

Planning Maps

• Right of ways

Property Characteristics


• Topography • Soils • Flora • Fauna • Wetlands • Water Courses • Climate • Geology • Historic Elements • Past & current extraction

activities

Property Location


• Population Density • Access to Transportation (Air, Rail, Highways) • Municipal Services (Water, Sewer, Electricity) • Access to the Market • Market Opportunity (Willing & Accessible Buyers)

Three Eco-Uses


• Carbon Sequestration

• Non Timber Forest Products (NTFP)

• Wetland Mitigation Banking

Carbon Sequestration

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Matt Hurteau Penn State University


Non-Timber Forest Products

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Mike Jacobson Penn State University


Wetland Mitigation

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Nick Dilks Ecosystem Investment Partners


Thank you

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Questions

Technology

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