Land Conservation and the Conservation Trust for Florida in the Press

Local Papers

Gainesville Sun

• Why a private land trust? January 8, 2007



• County works to preserve critical lands. February 2007



• Envisioning Gainesville . Executive Director Busy Shires Byerly and CTF were featured in the April/May 2007 edition of the Gainesville Magazine (produced by the Gainesville Sun).



• Preservation Path: State May Buy Price's Scrub for Conservation. June 14, 2002



• Land Trust Strives to Preserve Farms. December 16, 2001

Jacksonville Business Journal

• Areas Landscape Changes, February 2007. A series of three articles, written by Jacksonville Business Journal writer Christian Conte, describes how growth erodes Florida farms. A description of the Conservation Trust for Florida’s program to protect farmland is included in the second of the three articles.

Lakeland Ledger

• Farm, Land Bills Help Conservation, July 2008. Farmers and ranchers in Florida received good news as two major rural land-conservation programs, the Farm Bill, and the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program (a state program), were approved as part of legislation. These programs can help family farmers hold onto their land by providing them with cash payments or tax incentives.

Ocala Star Banner

• “Community/Equine” section of the Ocala Star Banner Website. The Protecting Horse Country brochure has been posted online since Summer 2006



• Preserving the View, (Opinion) August 2006



• Paint Out, April 2006

Trade and Specialty Publications

The Chronicle of the Horse

• Over the Pasture Fence. CTF was mentioned in a column by John Strassburger in the January 12, 2007 edition.

Exchange

• The Evinston to Cross Creek Paint Out in the Land Trust Alliance’s national magazine. Summer 2007.

The Florida Horse

• Protecting Horse Country. Our program was featured in the April 2006 issue of the Official Publication of the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association.

National Geographic Traveler

• Finding True Florida. The effort to protect the Wood & Swink Old Store and Post Office was mentioned in an article about unique places to visit in the Micanopy area. Spring 2007.

Legal and Legislative News

Senate Approves Conservation Tax Incentives for Landowners