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EPA Proposes Clean Water Act Rule that Expands Waters EPA Regulates

By jwatson | Published: May 5, 2014

Last week the EPA announced a newly proposed “Waters of the U.S.” rule that expands the waters under the EPA’s jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act.  There were U.S. Supreme Court rulings in 2001 and 2006 which defined waters EPA could regulate. The court in these rulings determined the EPA needs to establish a connection  Read more…

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High Value and Specialized Land Assets – The Case for Private Marketing

By jwatson | Published: April 29, 2014

There are some real estate assets that can best be marketed privately. An example would be a specialty trophy ranch, plantation offering, signature estate or other legacy property with a limited and distinct buyer pool. In this case a seller could well be advised to protect him/herself from over-exposure by using a careful, private marketing  Read more…

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The Carbon Offset Market continues to Gain Traction as a Landowner Conservation Finance Tool

By jwatson | Published: April 16, 2013

The California Carbon Offset Market is starting to move.  Just last month, The Land Investor reported the completion of a 500,000 Tonne Carbon Offset Sale by The Forestland Group to Royal Dutch Shell. Today Blue Source and The National Audubon Society announced the registration of the Beidler Improved Forest Management Project.   A legally binding conservation  Read more…

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Blue Source, The Forestland Group and Shell Complete 500,000 Tonne Carbon Offset Sale

By jwatson | Published: March 18, 2013

The announcement of the 500,000-tonne carbon offset sale by Blue Source and The Forestland Group to Royal Dutch Shell is an important transaction to gain attention from landowners and land managers nationwide.  Carbon markets and other ecosystem service schemes such as wetland mitigation banking and conservation (biodiversity banking) are an integral part of the new economy  Read more…

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From Forest to Faucet

By jwatson | Published: March 11, 2013

Two weeks ago I joined my associates from Legacy LandBank, Joe Kelleher and Dick Ludington, at at the 2013 University of Georgia Timberland Conference held at Amelia Island Florida,  which included a spectrum of players in the the “timberland business” comprised of 500+ participants  public and private pension funds, private investors, family offices, fund of funds, REITs, brokers and advisors,  Read more…

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Ranchland, Farmland and Timberland Management For Biodiversity will also Boost and Diversify Revenues for the Long Haul

By jwatson | Published: September 14, 2012

Following is an excellent article, The Practical Side of Biodiversity, by David Pratt, ranch management consultant, that does a good job of explaining in a ranching context how economics and management for biodiversity are interconnected.  For the economics of the ranch operation to be maximized for the long haul the property must be managed  in a  Read more…

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What’s the Cross Between a Tree Hugger and a Capitalist?

By jwatson | Published: August 24, 2012

  What’s the Cross Between a Tree Hugger and a Capitalist? Answer:  an investor in sustainable forests. Following is an article, Go Hug a Forest, written by Ellie Winninghoff, a seasoned analyst, researcher and journalist specializing in socially responsible, ethical, green and positive impact investment. Ellie is a friend whose work I have followed for  Read more…

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Forced Pooling Laws Can Compel Landowners to Accept Oil and Gas Drilling

By jwatson | Published: April 10, 2012

Oil and gas drillers find it ideal when multiple properties can be combined into one large pooled unit of acreage.  Pooling results in the greatest extraction of resources from the least number of rigs, helping boost drive domestic driller’s revenues while minimizing costs.   In the key oil and gas drilling U.S. states, landowners who  Read more…

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The Prospect of a Double Digit Hike in Taxes on the Wealthy And its Impact on Land-based Real Estate Investment

By jwatson | Published: May 27, 2011

Today’s Investment News, a leading news and information source for financial advisors, reported that the Wealthy may see double-digit hike in taxes come 2013.  The article cited a cites the raft of new taxes and increased taxation rates designed to reduce the deficit by tapping “wealthy Americans”,  including across the board increases in taxes due  Read more…

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