Resources For Land Trusts
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This excerpt from the February 5, 2015 City & Town provides definitions of charitable organizations and their qualifications for property tax exemption.
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Last Reviewed by MLTC : 12/11/2025
Overview of the primary land protection mechanisms used in Massachusetts, including conservation restrictions, fee-simple acquisition, APRs, and other permanent and ...
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This presentation was given at the 2017 Mass Land Conservation Conference.
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What you will need to form a legal land trust to buy and hold land and conservation restrictions in Massachusetts.
Many communities across the Commonwealth have come together in search of the tools th...
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Looking Ahead: Identifying and avoiding the perils of perpetuity. All reports in one document, includes: Operating Principles Guidelines, CR Enforcement Guidelines, Model CR Amendment Guidelines, an...
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Last reviewed 11/18/2024.
Presentation on past and current forest stressors and methods of increasing forest resiliency. This was presented at the 2017 Mass Land Conservation Conference.
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Present-day concepts presented by Abenaki and allied voices. Linked here.
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An Informational Guidleline Release concerning new fees, increases in existing fees, and fee waivers related to the collection of delinquent taxes.
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These resources come from Zoom crash course held on October 22, 2024 on the basics of insurance coverage, including policy must-haves and coverage considerations. The free webinar for all New England ...
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Last Reviewed by MLTC: 12/11/2025
Introductory materials outlining the basic options available to landowners considering conservation, including land donation, bargain sale, conservation restriction...
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This guide lists which plants are threatening or may soon threaten the Commonwealth's natural heritage.
MIPAG siteMassachusetts Prohibited Plants List
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Last reviewed by MLTC 11/18/2024.
Guidance Regarding Deductions by Individuals for Qualified Conservation Contributions.
IRS Bulletin available at: www.irs.gov/irb/2007-25_IRB#NOT-2007-50
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Last reviewed 11/18/2024.
Response regarding the valuation of perpetual conservation restrictions, or conservation easements. Specifically focuses on the application of the “Contiguous Parcel Rule” a...
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The IRS has prepared a draft of guidelines designed to help charity boards promote good governance practices by the charities they serve.
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Form 8283 must be filed by individuals, partnerships, and corporations file to report information about noncash charitable contributions when the amount of their deduction for all noncash gifts is mor...
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Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax, is used by tax-exempt organizations, nonexempt charitable trusts, and section 527 political organizations to provide the IRS with the informati...
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Last reviewed by MLTC: 9/27/2025
Guidance regarding appraisal requirements for noncash charitable contributions.
Website can be found here: Instructions for Form 8283 (12/2024) | Internal Revenue Serv...
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In a speech delivered at an educational conference in April, Lois Lerner, Director of the Exempt Organizations Division at the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), reported the preliminary findings from ...
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Record keeping is essential for protecting your conserved lands. Understand the importance of good record keeping, how to identify your critical records and how to plan for getting them organized and ...
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Land conservation as an investment that pays many dividends, including economic ones. How land conservation affects government revenues and expenses, business and employment.
