Land Use—Online Documents & Presentations
Five Town Action Initiative: A collaboration of:
- The Center for Rural Massachusetts
- UMass Extension's Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation Program
- Dept of Landscape and Regional Planning
Connecting People and Partners: A Town's Guide to Land Conservation 
Towards a Community Vision for Ashifield Village Center 
Preserving the Character and Vitality of the Villages of Chesterfield, Conway,
Goshen, and Williamsburg 
Citizen
Planner Training Collaborative: Curriculum and Training Modules
Citizen
Planner Training Collaborative: Example Bylaw Collection
Delineating
Bordering Vegetative Wetlands Under the Massachusetts Wetlands
Protection Act
Estate Planning Issues for Landowners:
New 2006 Tax Incentives
(updated 9/18/06)
Stephen J. Small, Esq. 
The "Bundle of Sticks" 
Robert A. Levite, Esq. UMASS Extension
Land Ownership
Vehicles 
Robert A. Levite, Esq. UMASS Extension
Conservation
Restrictions as a Land Protection Tool 
Robert A. Levite, Esq. UMASS Extension
Determining the
Value of Land 
Robert A. Levite, Esq. UMASS Extension
Substantiation
of Value of Donated Conservation Restrictions For Federal Tax Purposes 
Robert A. Levite, Esq. UMASS Extension
Massachusetts Land Trust Easement Defense Program:
MA Easement Defense Program Operating Principles 
MA Land Trust Coalition's Easement Defense
Subcommittee's
Enforcement Policy
MA Easement Defense Subcommittee's Amendment Policy Guidelines 
Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition Attorney Referral Panel Legal
Advisories:
Permanent
Deed Restrictions Under the Community Preservation Act and the
Cape Cod Land Bank 
Public or Charitable
Trusts and Protection Against Disposition of Conservation Land 
Eminent Domain and Restricted
Lands 
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