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How other states finance Conservation PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 29 March 2011 18:52

On Monday, February 13, 2012, Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Richard K. Sullivan Jr. was joined today at the State House by forest and conservation leaders along with state legislators to celebrate the completion of a land conservation report by the Massachusetts Commission on Financing Forest Conservation. 

The main principle behind the commission's final report (at: www.conservationInnovation.net/publications) is that the best way to sustain forestry in the Commonwealth, and the natural benefits and recreational opportunities that they uniquely provide, is to simultaneously pursue conservation and sustainable economic development strategies. The Commission's report emphasizes four themes: aggregation for conservation, mitigation, compact land development and targeted forest-based economic development.  

The commission's formation was inspired by the work of conservationist David Foster and Harvard Forest in creating the well-known "Wildlands and Woodlands" vision for the New England landscape, calling for a 50-year conservation effort to retain at least 70 percent of New England in forestland, permanently free from development.

Preserving working forests and supporting rural economies is one of the Patrick-Murray Administration's three goals for land conservation. Under the leadership of Governor Patrick, state, local and community partners have worked to conserve more than 88,000 acres of land in less than five years. 

The commission's report includes the following recommendations:

  • Extend the Conservation Land Tax Credit limit from $2 million annually to $20 million annually.
  • Explore the Mohawk Trail National Forest concept, utilizing working forest conservation easements.
  • Support re-enactment of enhanced federal tax incentives for conservation.  
  • Utilize Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) Trust Funds to purchase forestland appropriate for OHV riding areas.
  • Launch an initiative to conserve institutional forest land across the state.
  • Link forest landowner incentives for forest conservation with programs that encourage sustainable forestry.
  • Support Chapter 61 improvements that advance forest land protection in Massachusetts.  
  • Inform towns and cities regarding the availability of the Drinking Water Supply Protection Grant Program.
  • Explore opportunities to use federal new markets tax credits in low-income rural census areas to provide investment incentives for wood fuel, timber, wood manufacturing plants, or tourism infrastructure.
  • Promote locally grown, value-added wood products
  • Work with the State Tourism Office to enhance the state's rural tourism infrastructure.
 

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