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Land for Maine's Future Program

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Publications & Presentations

2011 LMF Proposal Workbook, Board Adopted Policy and Guidelines, January 2011
Workbook in its entirety (PDF 762KB)

• Section 1: Introduction
• Section II: Conservation and Recreation Land
• Section III: Public Access to Maine Waters Fund
• Section IV: Farmland

• Appendix A, Inquiry Form (PDF 35KB)
• Appendix B, Farm Inquiry Form (PDF 18KB)
• Appendix C, Major Land Types (PDF 60KB)
• Appendix D, LAPAC Definitions - Land Acquisition Focus Areas and Other Important Priorities (PDF 69KB)
• Appendix E, Appraisal Standards: Fee Simple (PDF 92KB)
• Appendix F, Appraisal Standards: Easements (PDF 99KB)
• Appendix G, Form for Proposal Budget (PDF 95KB)
• Appendix H, Model Project Agreement (PDF 119KB)
• Appendix I, Guidance for Working Forest Easements (PDF 95KB)
• Appendix J, Post-Award Checklist of LMF Project Tasks (PDF 63KB)

 

Publications

 

• Research Report, Evaluating Economic Benefits of Conservation (June 2011)
• Supporting Rural Economies Through Land Conservation, November 2010 (PDF 174KB)
• Regional Landscape Conservation in Maine: Best Practices for Enhancing Quality of Place, September 2008 (PDF 2 MB)
• Land Conservation Funding Source, pursuant to resolves 2007, c. 108, the State Planning Office has compiled this list of state and federal programs that award grants, provide matching funds or otherwise financially assist with efforts to conserve land for public recreation (XLS 39KB)
• Increasing the Return on a Sound Public Investment (PDF 1.2MB) Accompanying Executive Summary (PDF 697KB)
• Final Report and Recommendations of the Land Acquisition Priorities Advisory Committee (PDF 85K)
• Drafting Guidelines for Working Forest Easements Funded by the Land for Maine's Future Program (MS Word Doc 384KB)

 

Fact Sheets

• Public Access to Maine Water's Fund
• Match Funds
• Farmland Protection
• Guidelines
• Program Profile

 

Biennial Reports to Legislature

• 2011 Biennial Report PDF (4.3MB)
• 2009 Biennial Progress Report (PDF 1.87MB)
• 2007 LMF Biennial Legislative Presentation (PDF 4.3MB)
• Executive Summary, 2007 LMF Biennial Legislative Presentation, February 2007 (PDF 419KB)
• Biennial Report to the Legislature’s Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee, January 2006 (PDF 6.3MB)
• Biennial Report February 2004 (PDF 1.3MB)
• 2001 Biennial Report PDF (411KB)
• 1998 Biennial Report PDF (129KB)

 

 

 

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Fact Sheets:

Public Access to Maine's Water Fund
Match Funds
Farmland Protection
Guidelines
Program Profiles

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