Blog entries tagged Landowner Decisions

Ch 61B an Excellent Fit for Many Landowners

Paul Catanzaro — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:53:33 +0100

Landowners across the state are facing increasing property taxes which can make it difficult to maintain the land as undeveloped. The State’s current use programs (Ch. 61, 61A, and 61B) offer an opportunity to reduce property taxes in return for providing the public benefits that these lands provide.
Chapter 61 has a focus on timber management, and requires a 10-year forest
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WHIPping the Land into Shape: The Adams Property

Paul Catanzaro — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0100

Albert Adams seems to have fulfilled at least one of his dreams when he purchased some land five years ago, and he's been improving on it since. A sportsman and wildlife enthusiast, Albert was thrilled to get a good deal on 29 acres of woodland in Windsor, a parcel that abuts other woodlands and sits across the street from a wildlife management area.

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MassWoods Version 2 is Launched

Paul Catanzaro — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:00:00 +0100

Three years ago we launched our website, MassWoods, to promote informed forest conservation (management and protection) decisions. We monitor the use of the site and have been very pleased with its success. Since its launch, MassWoods has had over 23,000 visits (an average of 24 per day), with an average visit length of over three minutes and almost four pages viewed per viRead More...

Help Inform Landowner Decisions, Celebrate Dinner Day!

Paul Catanzaro — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100

When a Pennsylvania family wanted to find a way to make the world a better place, they convinced the Pennsylvania legislature to create an official state holiday called "Invite Your Neighbor to Dinner Day", on the second Saturday of January. Dinner day is a designated time when people invite not-so-familiar neighbors to have dinner with them with the hope that friendships will be formed which in turn will increase the strength of their communities. If this seems like a very small waRead More...