Land Conservation Financing

Name: Land Conservation Financing
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ISBN: 9781559634816

ISBN-10: 1559634812

ISBN-13: 9781559634816

Edition: 3rd 2003

Authors: Edward T. McMahon, Mike McQueen, Conservation Fund Staff

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Written by two of the nation's leading experts on land conservation, Land Conservation Financingprovides a comprehensive overview of successful land conservation programs -- how they were created, how they are funded, and what they've accomplished -- along with detailed case studies from across the United States. The authors present important new information on state-of-the-art conservation financing, showcasing programs in states that have become the nation's leaders in open-space protection: California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and New Jersey. They look at key local land protection efforts by examining model programs in DeKalb County, Georgia;…

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List price: $30.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Island Press
Publication date: 11/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 212
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.264
Language: English



About the Conservation Fund


Foreword



Acknowledgments



Acknowledgments




Protecting Open Space


The Land and Water Conservation Fund


State Grant Funding


Development Pressures


Grassroots Response


Land Trusts on the Rise


Private Foundation Support


Demand for Open Space Funding


The Rise of Green Infrastructure



Financing State Land Conservation Programs


Massachusetts


New Jersey


Maryland


Florida


Minnesota


Illinois


Colorado


California


Conclusion



Financing Local Land Conservation Programs


Cape Cod, Massachusetts


Lancaster County, Pennsylvania


DeKalb County, Georgia


Jacksonville, Florida


Lake County, Illinois


St. Louis, Missouri


Douglas County, Colorado


Marin County, California


Conclusion



Creating Local Conservation Funding


To Campaign or Not to Campaign


Getting Started


Coalition Building


Polling


Ballot Language


Running a Campaign


Winning Proposition 40 in California


Creating Regional Park Districts in the St. Louis Area


Conclusion



Conserving Land with Private-Sector Funding


The Richard King Mellon Foundation


The David and Lucile Packard Foundation


The Gordon I. and Betty E. Moore Foundation


The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation


The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation


The Turner Foundation


Conclusion



Financing Green Infrastructure: Smarter, More Cost-Effective Land Conservation


From Ad Hoc to Comprehensive Land Conservation


Green Infrastructure versus Traditional Land Conservation


What Does Green Infrastructure Look Like?


Principles and Strategies


Examples of Green Infrastructure


Conclusion



Protecting Land Conservation Funding in Tough Economic Times


Notes



State Conservation Funding Mechanisms



Useful Web Sites


Selected Bibliography


Index