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The Law of Agricultural Land Preservation in the United States
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Uniform Conservation Easement Act Summary
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Conservation Easements - A Guide for Texas Landowners, 2013
Wetlands Assistance Guide for Landowners
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Uniform Conservation Easement Act (with 2007 Amendments)
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Forever Donation
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NRCS Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative and NFWF Recovered Oil Fund
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Bundle Of Rights Approach To Value
2014 Farm Bill Field Guide to Fish and Wildlife Conservation
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Conservation of Private Lands - Opportunities and Challenges for the States
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The Conservation Easement Quiz
Conservation Easement Paragraph Databank
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The National Agricultural Law Center
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Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board
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American Farm Bureau Federation
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Bat Conservation International
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Bee City USA
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
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Boone and Crockett Club
Borderlands Research Institute
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Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - New Brunswick Chapter
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Center for Collaborative Conservation
Center for Large Landscape Conservation
Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center
Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance
CitSci.org
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ConservAmerica
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Keep Texas Beautiful
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Mad Agriculture
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Metro Blooms
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National Trust for Historic Preservation
National Wild Turkey Federation
National Wildlife Federation
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Native Plant Society of Texas
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Natural Areas Association
Nature Manitoba
No-till on the Plains
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Green Infrastructure Center
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Jacqueline Aitkenhead-Peterson
Jaime Flores
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Jeremy Sokulsky
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Living Habitats LLC
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Mark McFarland
Matt Brown
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The Land Board
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Whitenton Group, Inc.
Ecoresource Solutions Inc
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Allen B. Craig, III
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Fizer Beck Webster Bentley & Scroggins, P.C.
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Wildlife Management Tax Exemption
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Bayou Land Conservancy
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Colorado River Land Trust
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Cradle of Texas Conservancy
Fraser Headwaters Alliance
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Gabriola Land and Trails Trust
Galveston Bay Foundation
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Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust
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Land Trust Alliance of British Columbia
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Michael Hart
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Nanaimo Area Land Trust
Native Prairies Association of Texas
Nature Conservancy of Canada
Nature Trust of British Columbia
Nature Vancouver
North American Land Trust
Open Space Institute
Pelican Coast Conservancy
Pender Islands Conservancy
Quadra Island Conservancy and Stewardship Society
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
Salt Spring Island Conservancy
Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation Habitat Trust Fund
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Silva Forest Foundation
Societe de Protection Fonciere de Saint-Adele
Sportsmen's National Land Trust
Texas Agricultural Land Trust
Texas Land Conservancy
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The Trustees of Reservations
Trout Unlimited
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Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System
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Nongame and Rare Species Program
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Texas Landowner Incentive Program
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