Silver City - March 1-2, 2007

Saving the Ranch...Maintaining Grant County's Culture and Your Estate

Date: March 1-2, 2007

Learn the benefits of Conservation Easements, how they work and what they mean; how to reduce Federal and State income taxes and Estate taxes; and maintain your land's value without losing control of your property at these FREE seminars in Silver City, NM.

Location: Grant County Commission Chambers located at 1400 E. Hwy 180 in Silver City, NM (both sessions will be held in the Commission Chambers room)

Session Date: March 1, 2007 from 2:30-4:30pm

Session: Conservation Easements

Public Seminar - we encourage landowners, ranchers, and anyone interested in learning more about conservation easements, saving the ranch, maintaining Grant County's culture and your estate to attend this session.

Presenters: Dr. John B. (Jack) Wright, co-author of Saving the Ranch: Conservation Easement Design in the American West; Chair of the Geography Department at NMSU-Las Cruces; and Board Chair of the New Mexico Land Conservancy and Scott Wilber, Executive Director, NMLC

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Session Date: March 2, 2007 from 9a-Noon

Seminar: Conservation Easement

Professionals Seminar - Structured for Attorneys, Accountants, local Government employees, Realtors, and other professionals interested in learning more. CLE credits will be available.

This seminar will provide a comprehensive overview of the conservation easement, a common tool used by private land trust and public agencies to protect land for conservation purposes. Attendees will learn about what a conservation easement is, the process for completing an easement, how easements are valued, the Federal, State, and Estate tax benefits associated with easements, and easement legal defense. Followed with time for questions and answers.

Location: Grant County Commission Chambers located at 1400 E. Hwy 180 in Silver City, NM

Topic: Introduction to Conservation Easements

Time: 9a to 10a

Presenters: Dr. John B. (Jack) Wright, author of Saving the Ranch: Conservation Easement Design in the American West; Chair of the Geography Department at NMSU-Las Cruces; and Board Chair of NMLC and Scott Wilber, Executive Director, NLMC

Topic: Valuation of Conservation Easements

Time: 10a to 10:45a

Presenter: Don Miller, MAI and SRA Appraiser with Miller Appraisal Group in Las Cruces, NM

Topic: Tax and Legal Issues of Conservation Easements

Time: 11a to 11:45a

Presenter: Tracy Conner, Attorney at Law, Private Practice, Santa Fe, NM

These seminars are made possible with support from Gila Regional Medical Center Foundation.

Download the PDF flyer for the Saving the Ranch...Maintaining Grant County's Culture and Your Estate seminars.

If you are interested in attending these seminars or would like more information, please contact us.