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Ben Werner,
Student Newspaper Editor
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Trusts that own land for sustainable farming are expected to play an increasing part in land ownership in Britain.
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John Fielding,
CEO
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Land trusts start at the grassroots level, operating with volunteer Boards of Directors and community members.
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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant
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Land Trusts Land Trusts buy or receive donated land and establish covenants and Voluntary Conservation Agreements.
Small regional land trusts and municipal conservation commissions are generally unable to purchase conservation land at fair market value.
Land trusts provide advice on protection strategies that best meet the landowner's conservation and financial needs.
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Khalid Binalshibh,
Taxi Driver
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Lands are protected by land trusts because both the landowner and the trust believe in the value of the land.
Land Trusts Maine is blessed with one of the strongest land trust communities in the country.
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Dan Toomey,
Computer Salesman
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Sonoma Land Trust's hardware and software grants enable to produce maps that wow the people who see them.
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Mark Harris,
Priest
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Land trusts consider many types of land worthy of protection, some that landowners might be surprised to find are judged significant.
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Bob Greenberg,
Congressional Candidate
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Land trusts can also play the role of mediator, planner, and consensus builder in land use disputes.
Land trusts are at the vanguard of the trend toward local self-sufficiency and individual action to address today's conservation challenges.
Finally, land trusts can act as a surrogate staff to financially strapped government agencies.
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