When New York State claimed a ‘permanent easement’ across the Nation’s Westwoods land, it could not do so, under federal law, ...

A contingent of Republicans from the prairie pothole region want to prohibit federal agencies from entering into permanent conservation easement agreements with landowners, putting an expiration date ...

Farm groups who oppose permanent easements say forever is too long to commit to an easement. Conservationists who drew up the initial proposals say landowners want that choice. Gov. Tim Pawlenty ...

KALISPELL, Mont. — Two Montana agencies are working toward a permanent recreation easement for a state park on Flathead Lake. The Flathead Beacon reported Fish, Wildlife and Parks leases part of Big ...

The state locked in an $11 million easement at the Aquebogue site in Riverhead, once pitched for a 500-room resort.

Few congressional districts are as endowed with the array of agriculture, forests, wildlife habitat, fresh lakes and wetlands as Rep. Collin Peterson’s vast 7th District of western Minnesota. Moderate ...

KALISPELL, Mont. - Monday night's work session left questions unanswered about what exactly should be done to buy the $2.27 permanent easement for Kidsports. One option is to use tax increment funds. ...

The CREP plan would be flawed without permanent easements. Farm organizations, like all other special interest groups, are prone to exaggerate their views to impress their members. Such is the effort ...

Sep. 13—Mower County has posted its record-high for acres — about 407 — signed up in one year for converting marginal cropland and floodplain to permanently restored native prairie and wetlands. About ...

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — The Land Trust of the Eastern Panhandle has secured a permanent conservation easement on 31 acres near Shepherdstown, according to a community announcement. The property, owned ...