LTUA thanks and clarifies

Letter from Bruce Goforth

Land Trusts – March 2005 – Colorado Central Magazine

Dear Ed,

Thank you for the coverage in the Central Colorado Agenda for the LTUA sponsored book signing of “Saving the Ranch: Conservation Easement Design in the American West” on January 21st. The event was attended by approximately 50 people, including a half dozen ranchers, several of whom are now talking to LTUA about doing conservation easements on their land.

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Owed an apology, but will accept a check

Letter from Frank Smith

Land Trusts – October 2000 – Colorado Central Magazine

Editors:

Dave Skinner’s comments on The Nature Conservancy [in the September edition] are so completely wrong I hardly know where to begin correcting him. It, like most land trusts, DOES “actually take direct physical or fiscal care of the land it supposedly preserves.” It does NOT “act as nothing more than a high-dollar real estate and lobbying firm that temporarily acquires land…”

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