News Item for those of you interested in farmland preservation topics:
The American Farmland Trust and state service center, Gathering
Waters, is presenting workshops on Wisconsin's new Purchase of
Agricultural Easements (PACE) - part of Wisconsin's recent Working
Land Initiative.
The Sheboygan PACE Workshop is coming up quick....Thursday, January
13th, 2011, from 12:30pm - 4:30pm in Sheboygan.
Registration is needed by the end of Friday January 7th to Mike
Carlson at
car...@gatheringwaters.org or
(608) 251-9131 ext. 13.
PACE Workshop Topics will include:
An overview of the state PACE program and lessons learned from the
first round of PACE applications.
A discussion of DATCP's standard conservation easement and how it
could be adapted to different real world scenarios
An overview of the appraisal process for agricultural conservation
easements
Opportunities to work with partners, such as land trusts, and
leverage other sources funding for PACE programs.
To register for this FREE workshop, please contact Mike Carlson, at
Gathering Waters
If you miss that one, another PACE Workshop is scheduled for Thursday,
February 24th, 2011, in the afternoon in Green Bay.
Or join in these upcoming Webinars:
Making PACE Work for You Webinars, 11:00am to 12:00pm, January 11 and
January 18.
Navigating the PACE Application Selection Process on January 11th.
Discussion of the PACE Program and the State's PACE Model Easement on
January 18th.
The webinars are free and open to people across the state. The Jan. 11
webinar will focus on the PACE application and selection process. The
Jan. 18 webinar will provide a general discussion of the PACE program
and a focus on the state's PACE model easement. Time will be allotted
in each webinar for questions and answers. The webinars are timely,
because the deadline for the second round of PACE applications is Feb
15.
For more detailed information on these workshops and webinars, please
visit
www.wisconsinfarmland.org
Happy New Year 2011!
Vickie Hall
Glacial Lakes Conservancy