Table of contents

The navigation bar at the left is a clickable Table of Contents to guide you through the online version. As you click each heading on the navigation bar, you’ll get a list of the subtopics/pages within that section. Here is a quick summary of what’s on each page:

• Home

  • About this book: Goals, publisher info, acknowledgements
  • Table of Contents
  • Sponsors: List of financial supporters
    
    
    

• Getting started:

• Questions to ask yourself as you begin the process
• Getting Started
• Options chart: Answer 3 questions to help you find which of the protection options might best fit your needs
• One family’s experience: An Iowa couple writes about their conservation experience




• Protection options:

• DONATION OPTIONS
• Land donation
• Bequest
• Reserve life estate
• Others
• SALE OPTIONS (some potential tax benefits)
• Bargain sale
• Fair market sale
• Others
• OWNERSHIP OPTIONS
• Conservation easement
• Others




• Tax & financial issues:

• Overview
• Tax issues/types
• Income taxes
• Capital gains taxes
• Estate & inheritance taxes
• Property taxes
• Cautions
• Tax case study
• Estate planning




• Related issues:

• Land conservation myths
• Long-term land stewardship
• Protecting history & archeology




• Resources:

• Glossary
• Potential conservation partners (annotated list with contact info)




• Contact us:

• (link to INHF office & staff contacts)




• Get the free booklet:

• order the book online or by phone

reprinted from Landowner’s Options, © 2007, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation

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