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Additional Resources The Evergreen Foundation Published Evergreen Magazine and Technology Perspectives related to forestry issues, supporting wise use of forest resources. address “Biosphere Reserves in Action: Case Studies of the American Experience: Published by the United States Man and the Biosphere Program (U.S. MAB, June 1995.” Includes studies of 12 major UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in the U.S. The Biosphere Reserves in Montana: 5. Crown of the Continent Biosphere Reserves map link to main page See our Biosphere Reserves Index Page for links to all 12 studies Websites Montana State Legislature link

State News “Conservation Easements in Perpetuity are for a Long, Long Time” - By Clarice Ryan, Big Fork, Montana - Op Ed, February 21, 2008 The perpetuity of conservation easements locks in the vision that a property owner has for his land to narrow decisions that were made in the past. Conservation easements disguised as “saving” the environment are placing private land under government control. The “let it burn” policies and the tax burdens to the diminishing property owners are having a profound impact on rural communities faced with Open Space protection. Buyers become scarce for conservation easement land, and tax liens and litigation to try to terminate the covenant lie ahead. More on this topic: Conservation Easements “Conservation Easements — The Hidden Inevitable Truths” - OpEd by Clarice Ryan, Big Fork, Montana, July 4, 2004 Down-to-earth reflections on the perpetuity of conservation easements. More on this topic: Conservation Easements “Bill to Regulate Conservation Easements Introduced into Montana Legislature” - By Carol W. LaGrasse (PRFA Press Release, February 28, 2003) Rep. Rick Maedje pioneers conservation easement reform to protect landowners, rural communities, and the resource-based economy. More on this topic: Conservation Easements “Conservation Easement Reform Bill introduced into the Montana House of Representatives” (Full Text of HR 725, Feb. 24, 2003) Representative Rick Maedje introduced legislation into the Montana Legislature in February that would regulate conservation easements. Among the many important proposed reforms, the bill would protect the seller with a two-year cooling off period and prohibit conservation easements from preventing natural resource uses. More on this topic: Conservation Easements “Hydroelectric Dams Subject to FERC Relicensing—1998-2010” - from Positions on Property, Vol. 4, No. 1 (PRFA, Nov. 1998) (Jump to Montana information) More on this topic: National Dam Relicensing under the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) “Existing and Tentative U. N. World Heritage Sites in the United States”-reprinted from Positions on Property, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Nov. 1998) (Jump to Montana information) More on this topic: Biosphere Reserves & World Heritage Sites

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