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2021 Conservation Easement Updates and Carbon Agreements

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Agenda


Thursday, October 14

7:50 - 8:00 Announcement
8:00 - 8:45 Conservation Easement Basics: Katherine Eddins, Executive Director, Georgia‐Alabama Land Trust, Inc.
8:45 - 9:45 NCX's Carbon Project and Use of Technology, Alex Macintosh, Director of Landowner Success,National Carbon Exchange (NCX, formerly SilviaTerra)
9:45 - 10:00 Q & A with Mike Heneghan for Technology for Remote GIS Data Source
10:00 - 10:15 Session Break
10:15 - 11:00 Longleaf Pines and Programs, Lisa Lord, Longleaf Alliance Program Director
11:00 - 12:00 Conservation Easements as an Element of Forest Land Use Controls, Dr. Harry L. Haney, Jr.
12:00 - 12:30 Session Break
12:30 - 12:45 Q & A with Dr. Yanshu Li for pre‐recorded session Market Status and Outlook
12:45 - 1:45 Information from Finite Carbon on Voluntary Carbon Markets, Caitlin Guthrie, Director of Forest Carbon Origination, Finite Carbon

Friday, October 15

7:40 - 7:45 Intro
7:45 - 8:45 Forest Management Plans and Conservation Easements, Chad Hancock, F&W Forestry, Dr. Harry Haney, Jr., and Katherine Eddins
8:45 - 9:00 Q&A with Lucus Von Esh for Appraising Conservation Easements: Where to Find Comps and Trends
9:00 - 9:15 Session Break
9:15 - 10:00 Update on Case Law & IRS Positions Regarding Conservation Easements, Vivian Hoard, partner, Fox Rothschold LLP
10:00 - 10:15 Q & A with Danny Roberts for pre‐recorded session Accounting and Income Tax Issues Presented by Conservation Easements
10:15 - 10:30 Session Break
10:30 - 11:30 Recent Developments in Conservation Easement Due Diligence and Drafting, David Aughtry,Partner, Chamberlain Hrdlika
11:30 - 12:30 Updates on Ethics Issues with Conservation Easements and Land Trusts, Alex Robertson, Staff Attorney, Georgia‐Alabama Land Trust, Inc. (Ethics and Professionalism CLE credit)

Friday, October 15

Pre-Recorded Sessions
Technology for Remote GIS Data Sources and Acquisition, Mike Heneghan, Stewardship Director,Georgia‐Alabama Land Trust
Market Status and Outlook, Dr. Yanshu Li, Assitant Professor of Forest Economics and Taxation, University of Georgia
Appraising Conservation Easements: Where to Find Comps and Trends, Lucus Von Esh, MNAA, Certified General Real Property Appraiser, Lucus Mason, Inc.
Accounting & Income Tax Issues Presented by Conservation Easements, Danny Roberts, CPA, partner, Jamison, Money, Farmer, PC.



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