Agenda

The following is the workshop agenda for the April 4, May 16, and June 6, 2003 workshops. A more detailed agenda is available with notes outlining the general content of each presentation and the time given for each. Go to this detailed agenda by clicking on the following link: Full Agenda.

7:30 AM
Registration (April 4, May 16, and June 6, 2003)

8:10 AM
Trends in Land Preservation and the Role of Private Land Trusts
& Monitoring, Stewardship, and Funding of Conservation Easements

• Janice Allen (April 4 and May 16, 2003)
  Director of Land Protection
  North Carolina Coastal Land Trust
  
  
• Lee Leidy, JD (April 4, 2003)
  Attorney-At-Law
  North Carolina Coastal Land Trust
  
  
• Jesica Blake (May 16, 2003)
  Stewardship Biologist
  North Carolina Coastal Land Trust|
  
  
• Gerry Cohn (June 6, 2003)
  Director
  Southeast Office American Farmland Trust

9:10 AM
Legal Steps in Creating a Conservation Easement

• Camilla Herlevich, JD, (April 4 and May 16, 2003)
  Executive Director/Attorney-At-Law
  North Carolina Coastal Land Trust
  
  
• Ted Feitshans, JD (June 6, 2003)
  Extension Specialist/Lecturer
  NC State Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

10:10 AM
10 Minute Break (April 4, May 16, and June 6, 2003)

10:20 AM
Appraisal of Conservation Easements

• Charles Moody (April 4 and May 16, 2003)
  Appraiser/Member of Appraisal Institute
  Realty Services of Eastern Carolina, Inc.
  
  
• Don Johnson (June 6, 2003)
  Appraiser/Member of Appraisal Institute
  Johnson & Knight Appraisal Services

11:50 AM
Lunch w/ Speaker
Landowner's Perspectives on Conservation Easements

• Landowners To Be Announced (April 4, May 16, and June 6, 2003)

12:45 PM
Conservation Easement Provisions & Timber Management: Providing for Profitable Forestry
& North Carolina Forest Legacy and Forest Stewardship Programs

• Rick Hamilton (April 4 and June 6, 2003)
  Department Extension Leader
  N.C. State Department of Forestry
  
  
• Dr. Mark Megalos (May 16, 2003)
  Forest Stewardship Coordinator
  NC Division of Forest Resources

1:45 PM
10 Minute Break (April 4, May 16, and June 6, 2003)

1:55 PM
Federal and State Programs That Support Land Conservation/Preservation

• Ted Feitshans, JD (April 4, May 16, and June 6, 2003)
  Extension Specialist/Lecturer
  NC State Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

2:25 PM
Estate Planning & North Carolina Conservation Tax Credit Program

• Guido van der Hoeven (April 4, May 16, and June 6, 2003)
  Extension Specialist
  NC State Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

3:55 PM
Conservation Easements and Ethics

• Ted Feitshans, JD (April 4 and May 16, 2003)
  Extension Specialist/Lecturer
  NC State Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
  
  
• Jesse Richardson, JD (June 6, 2003)
  Assistant Professor
  Virginia Tech Dept. of Urban Affairs and Planning

4:55 PM
Workshop Adjourns (April 4, May 16, and June 6, 2003)