Opacum Land Trust Links

The following links will lead you to sites that provide information on land protection, conservation, land trusts, and our communities (Regional Map).  Please check our supporters page to learn more about local businesses that support OLT's land protection effort.

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Information on Land Trusts:

Land Trust Alliance

 

Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition 

Why Saving Land is Good for Our Communities:

Saving Land Lowers Taxes:
The Economic Benefits
of Open Space
American Farmland Trust
list of
 Cost of Community Services Studies
www.farmlandinfo.org
Economic Benefits of Open Space
Protection
Trust for Public Land 1999 report 
Economic Benefits of Open Space
with extensive bibliography

 

Saving Land Saves Money
 by
 Montgomery County Land Trust (PA)

 

National Park Service's
The Economic Impact of Protecting Rivers, Trails, and Greenway Corridors
  Open Space Residential Development  

Information for Landowners in Massachusetts:

Wildlands & Woodlands:
A Vision for the Forests of Massachusetts
Private Landowner Network Conservation Restrictions
Chapter 61
Massachusetts classification & taxation of Forest Lands & Forest Products.
Chapter 61A
Massachusetts classification & taxation of Agricultural & Horticultural Land.
Chapter 61B
Massachusetts classification & taxation of Recreational Land
Estate Planning for Landowners

A seven-part series for private landowners from The Green Valley Institute

Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR)  

Conservation Groups & Land Trusts

Vernal Pool Association Massachusetts Archaeological Society The Last Green Valley
Quinebaug-Shetucket  National Heritage Corridor
Greater Worcester Land Trust

New Roxbury Land Trust (CT)

New England Forestry Foundation
Trust for Public Land Dudley Conservation Land Trust American Farmland Trust
Massachusetts Audubon Society The Trustees of Reservations The Nature Conservancy 

Wildlife Refuges & Museums:

Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary

Old Sturbridge Village

The Robbins Museum

  Keep Homestead Museum  

Friends of OLT:
Please visit
our supporters page to learn what local businesses support OLT

Neighborhood Views
Local Aerial Art Photography by
G. Leslie Sweetnam

Aerial Photos

Edible Wild Plant/Mushroom Walks & Courses
 Lead by Russ Cohen of the Riverways Program of the Mass. Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Environmental Law Enforcement

Stone Wall Initiative

State & Federal Agencies:

Massachusetts Environmental Protection Agency Department of Conservation & Recreation Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program
Massachusetts Historical Commission Executive Office of Environmental Affairs Riverways Program
  US Army Corp of Engineers
East Brimfield Lake
Westville Lake, Southbridge/Sturbridge
Conant Brook, Monson
 

The Opacum Land Trust, Inc. is a member of
Land Trust Alliance & Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition

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