Ask an Attorney - December 3
General Session: Conservation Easements and Other Land Transactions
Scott Howard will join us on the next Ask An Attorney general session: Conservation Easements and Other Land Transactions - December 3
December 3, 2010
What: ACE Conference Call for Michigan Land Conservancies
Where: Conference Call
December 3, 2010 10:00 AM
Note: Make sure to click Confirm Registration after filling out registration form to confirm your seat in the conference call. You will receive a confirmation email from Heart of the Lakes.
Looking for answers as you finish up land protection projects before the end of the year? Share your legal questions with Scott Howard and your conservancy colleagues for a general session on conservation easements, fee land acquisitions, or easement monitoring.By doing so, your issues are addressed and you increase legal knowledge within the conservancy community, helping to "raise the bar" of conservation practices in Michigan.
Scott has worked extensively with the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy and other conservancies, specializing in conservation easements and natural resource protection. His firm, Olson, Bzdok & Howard is dedicated to serving community groups, local governments, and individuals with innovative legal strategies for protecting their environment, their communities, and their quality of life.
How to participate: The Ask An Attorney/Expert conference call is available to representatives of all Michigan land conservancies and their conservation partners. Please register by Wednesday, December 1. Call-in number, pass code, call-in protocol and other instructions will be provided once you’ve signed up. Please note that the call-in number is NOT toll-free. For the reasonable cost of a long distance call or 60 cell phone minutes, you’ll have access to some of best conservation legal expertise in Michigan.
Submit Questions: Be the first to get your questions answered on the call by submitting questions in advance. Please submit by Tuesday, November 30 to julie@heartofthelakes.org
Remember: The Ask An Attorney program is intended to provide general guidance only and is not a substitute for seeking needed legal review by a qualified attorney for conservation easements or other land transactions.
Questions? Julie or Meredith at 517-925-8649, julie@heartofthelakes.org or meredith@heartofthelakes.org
Thank you! Ask An Attorney is made possible by the generous support of our participating attorneys and lead experts and by the funders of the Advancing Conservancy Excellence (ACE) program: The Carls Foundation, Frey Foundation, Kresge Foundation, C.S. Mott Foundation, and the Wege Foundation. ACE is a partnership between Heart of the Lakes Center for Land Conservation Policy and the Land Trust Alliance.
