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Understanding Land Trusts and Factors Impacting Their Demand forConservation Easements:
 
Survey Results from the Intermountain West
Eric D. Cropper, Christopher T. Bastian, Donald M. McLeod, Catherine M. Keske, Dana L. Hoag
B-1225October 2011
Cooperative Extension Service
 
 Authors:
Eric D. Cropper
a
, Christopher T. Bastian
a
, Donald M. McLeod
a
 Catherine M. Keske
b
, Dana L. Hoag
c
a
Department o Agricultural and Applied Economics, University o Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming
b
Department o Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
c
Department o Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
 Acknowledgments:
 
This research was supported by grant unds rom U.S. Department o Agriculture’s National ResearchInitiative #2005-35401-16008. Views expressed in this document are those o the authors and notthe unding agency.Editor: Robert Waggener, Waggener Editorial Services, Laramie, Wyoming.Graphic Designer: Bernadette van der Vliet, College o Agriculture and Natural Resources, Oce o Communications and Technology, University o Wyoming.Photos by Robert Waggener.
Cover photo:
Scenic open space lands along the Bighorn Mountains in north-central Wyoming.
Issued in urtherance o Cooperative Extension work, acts o May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department o  Agriculture. Glen Whipple, Director, Cooperative Extension Service, University o Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071.Persons seeking admission, employment, or access to programs o the University o Wyoming shall be considered without regard to race,color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, political belie, veteran status, sexual orientation, and marital or amilial status.Persons with disabilities who require alternative means or communication or program inormation (Braille, large print, audiotape,etc.) should contact their local UW CES Ofce. To fle a complaint, write the UW Employment Practices/Afrmative Action Ofce,University o Wyoming, Dept. 3434, 1000 E. Univ. Ave., Laramie, Wyoming 82071.Be aware that due to the dynamic nature o the World Wide Web, Internet sources may be difcult to fnd. Addresses change and  pages can disappear over time. I you fnd problems with any o the listed web sites in this publication, please contact Chris Bastian at bastian@uwyo.edu or 307-766-4377.
Understanding Land Trusts and Factors Impacting Their Demand forConservation Easements:
 
Survey Results from the Intermountain West
 
3
Introduction
The Intermountain West
1
has witnessed rapid population growth in recent past. Thegreatest population growth in these states tended to be near urban ringe and/or housingdevelopment in rural areas. People are increasingly moving to areas with abundant environ-mental or natural amenities (McGranahan, 1999; Rudzitis, 1999) such as scenery, rural atmo-sphere, recreational opportunities, and varied topography (McGranahan, 1999; Rasker andHansen, 2000). Population infuxes into these areas increase land values, which put increasedpressure on landowners to develop their land (Plantinga and Miller, 2001). Development o open space lands presents a serious threat to the environment and agriculture.Open space has been dened as land that retains most o its natural characteristics. Thisincludes lands involved in orestry, grazing, agriculture, and recreational areas such as parks(Fausold and Lilieholm, 1999). These lands are typically part o multi-unctional landscapesthat provide numerous goods and services simultaneously. Critical wildlie habitat, recreationopportunities, and cultural identity are among the numerous and varied amenities providedby these lands. Despite the importance o open space, conversion to other land uses threatenstheir existence. It is estimated that every day, more than 5,000 acres o land are developedin the U.S. (
Philosophy o the Land Trust Alliance 
, 2009). At current rates, this equates tonearly two million acres o open space being lost each year. Given this rate o development,many natural places will be lost and ragmented in the near uture. Potential losses o valuableenvironmental amenities due to conversion o open space lands to more singular uses, suchas residential development, impact the public at large. As open space continues to decline, itsrelative value will increase, leading to higher demand by society to preserve and protect landsproviding such amenities (Fausold and Lilieholm, 1999).
1 For purposes o this publication, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming com-pose the Intermountain West, which is a broader geographical region than some denitions ound in theliterature.
Ranch lands in western Wyoming preserved by a conservation easement.
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