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Real Costs of Conservation Easements

A conservation easement is initiated with the donation of a part of the “bundle of rights” that are normally accepted as part of ownership of all property. This benefaction, held by a public or private land conservation organization, creates an encumbrance or “deed...

Two Northampton Farms Protected from Development

Two Northampton County farms are among nearly 20 in the state that will be protected from development under a Department of Agriculture program, the department announced this afternoon. The Pennsylvania Agriculture Land Preservation Board said Joel and Shirley...