This list provides links to 2008 articles that were active when published but may no longer be available.
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CCLT Press Release: Gov. Ritter gets bill putting brakes on land conservation abuses.
[2-May-08]
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Conservation easement bill passes House
Bizjournals.com, NC - May 2, 2008
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Appraiser on easements suspended
Rocky Mountain News - May 2, 2008
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Appraiser accused of improper inflation may face charges
9NEWS - May 1, 2008
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Bill to reform scenic land tax credits nears passage
Rocky Mountain News - May 1, 2008
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Protect conservation easement system
Longmont Times Call
April 20, 2008
Janis Whisman
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Protecting easements
The Pueblo Cheiftain
April 18, 2008
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In Land We Trust
Rocky Mountain Chronicle
April 17, 2008
(reprint of High Country News article)
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Earth Events
Summit Daily News
April 21, 2008
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Land Trust presents Fielder slide show
Estes Park Trail-Gazette
April 11, 2008
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Easement proposal fails
Denver Post, CO - Apr 9, 2008
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Conservation easement conundrums
High Country News - Mar 31, 2008
(see full text at end of email)
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Ranchers Worry About Future of Conservation Tax Credit
KUNC - Radio Broadcast
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Columnist: Transparency welcome on open space tax credits
Vail Daily News, CO - Mar 25, 2008
Cindy Cohagen-Executive Director, Eagle Valley Land Trust
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Ridgway rancher looks back
The Daily Planet, CO - Mar 24, 2008
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Colo. ranches preserved on film
Denver Post, CO - Mar 21, 2008
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Land Conservation Credits
Fox News Denver
March 11, 2008
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Lawmakers Scrutinize Conservation Easement Fraud
KUNC
March 11, 2008
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Bill pays to monitor tax credits
Denver Post, CO
Mar 20, 2008
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Panel backs land-conservation overhaul
Rocky Mountain News, CO
Mar 20, 2008
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Easement standards clear, plentiful
Mark S. Weston
Rocky Mountain News
March 18, 2008
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Fees to benefit easement regulation
Denver Post, CO
Mar 12, 2008
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House panel hears easement testimony
Denver Post, CO
Mar 12, 2008
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Lawmakers consider fees to oversee easements program
Rocky Mountain News, CO
Mar 11, 2008
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Lawmakers promise to crack down on conservation easements
Summit Daily News, CO
Mar 11, 2008
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Legislators Tighten Up Easement Tax Credit
Cherry Creek News, CO
Mar 11, 2008
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Maintaining conservation system is critical for Colorado's future
Grand Junction Sentinel
March 07, 2008
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SPEAKOUT: Standards needed for easements
Howard Hallman
Rocky Mountain News, CO
Mar 4, 2008
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Ritter: State may join land trust probe
Denver Post
2/28/08
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Policing conservation tax credits
Rocky Mountain News
2/27/08
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Preservation of ranch secured
Rocky Mountain News
2/26/08
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State agency subpoenas land trust's records
Rocky Mountain News
2/26/08
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State probes land trust
Denver Post
2/26/08
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Don't cap easements let enforcement work
Jill Ozarski- Executive Director CCLT
Rocky Mountain News
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Colorado should invest more in land conservation
Senator Jim Isgar
Durango Herald
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Better oversight will strengthen and preserve conservation easement program
Representative Alice Madden
Rocky Mountain News
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Public access is beside the point
Nancy Lauth
Rocky Mountain News
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Easy Easements
Rocky Editorial Board
Rocky Mountain News
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Our Money Their Benefit: Add oversight to land protection program
Daily Camera, CO Feb 13, 2008
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Rocky Mountain News Series
Part 1-Abuses Taint Land Deals
Part 2- Access a Rare Bird and 'Real People' Doing Conservation
Part 3-Saving Lands: For People or Profit?
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License frozen for Loveland appraiser
Denver Post, CO - Jan 13, 2008
2007 Articles (no links - to find these articles we suggest searching google news)
- 12/28/07, Denver Post: State's conservation easement program worth saving
- 12/16/07, Pueblo Chieftain : Force focus on stronger easements
- 12/16/07, Denver Post, IRS Multiplies Easements' Pitfalls
- 12/12/07, Denver Post, Legislator: Easement Probe Chills Giving
- 12/11/07, Denver Post : Preserve the integrity of land easement program
- 12/11/07, Denver Post, State Annuls Tax Breaks
- 12/11/07, Rocky Mountain News, Senators Seek Faster Investigation of
Easements
- 12/8/07, Rocky Mountain News, State Disputes $15 Million of Tax Credits
- 12/8/07, Rocky Mountain News : Official wants to keep program but halt
abuses
- 12/8/07, Pueblo Chieftain, Easements Probe Includes Cases for Huerfano
County
- 12/7/07, Rocky Mountain News : Ex-Broncos star lands subpoena
- 12/7/07, Denver Post : Appraiser fined $10,000, has license downgraded
- 12/7/07, Denver Post : Conservation tax breaks used to fund luxuries for
rich
- 11/25/07, Denver Post, Editorial: Easement does it: Be careful with program
- 11/25/07, Durango Herald, Editorial: Conservation Easements: Curb Abuses
and Protect Successful Program
- 11/24/07, Denver Post : Easement deals lead to inquiry
- 11/22/07, Pueblo Chieftain, Editorial: Bad Actors
- 11/20/07, Pueblo Chieftain, State Launches Conservation Easement Probe
- 11/21/07, Denver Post, Subpoenas Issued Over Easements
- 11/21/07, Durango Herald, Agencies Investigate Land Easements
- 11/11/07, Denver Post, Ranch Easements Culled
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