CONSERVATION RESTRICTION
Interview 1
7/8/08
12. The father wanted to be sure the farm stayed the way it was
13. Workshops: State Planning Meetings
14: read some publications
Notes:
The CR happened a while ago
Since then, property has turned from a dairy farm to a hay/vegetable/maple farm
Alters: 6
VIP: 6
Interview 2
7/9/08
Interviewee provided no alters, however through conversation it was apparent that alters did exist. The interview was discarded as unfinished.
Interview 3
7/9/08
8. 3 years of grad school
12. to conserve the land and avoid the development of the land
14. read a guidebook from umass about CRs
Alters: 4 (+ note: list goes on forever)
VIP: 1
Notes on VIP form: I called Mass Audobon, told them I wished to move to Warwick MA from California dn wished to purchase a small farm for purposes of conservation. I was referred to her and she handled the whole process including locating the property. Her family owns 200 acres on Chappaquidick Island, MA, and she describes this as her reason for getting involved.
On question 9 – chair, local open space committee for town
Interview 4a and 4b
7/9/08
Interviewed both man and woman
13. Attended workshop by various land trusts such as kestrel, Franklin and mount grace
14. Read Franklin land trust website, national land trust website
Notes:
Wanted to go with a land trust not the state. Went with Franklin Land Trust because wanted to keep land in working condition – animals, logging, farming, not just preserve it. Man is a state forester, so knew about CRs, etc., before hand.
Alters: 2
VIPs: 2 – filled out VIP forms together
Interview 5
7/10/2008
12. They were in chapter 61 and they wanted to preserve the land. Its easy to get the land out of 61, so they wanted something more permanent. The state offered money for the CR.
Alters: 5
VIP: 2
Interview 6
7/11/08
12. Under chapter 61, had forest management plan, got offered large grant from commonwealth and administered through mount grace
14. has read materials that were distributed by Harvard forest
Notes:
Interviewee was on regional planning board, involved with land use issues in the area, so knew what was going on.
Money was from commonwealth, administered through Mount Grace
Alters: 2
VIP: 2
Interview 7a
7/11/2008
12. To preserve the land and protect it from development
Notes: is an environmental consultant, trained as a forester
Interview 7b
12. To preserve the land and protect it from development
17. would have a plan for development before doing the CR, to make it more lucrative.
For Both:
Notes: interview recorded on separate sheets, had some different answers. Brainstormed the alters list together.
Alters: 4
VIP: 1 each (on same person)
Interview 8a & 8b
7/15/2008
12. The land was offered for sale with CR on it by Mt Grace. Wanted to do one anyway
Notes:
Would encourage potential CRs not to get discouraged by difficulty.
Interview was with both man and woman, however, man did most of answering, and both always only offered one answer. Woman seemed to be helping with comprehension of interview?
Alters: 5
VIP: 2
Interview 9
7/16/2008
12. Their neighbor told them about it, coincided with plans for land, as did not want to develop anyway.
Notes:
CR completed 5-10 years ago.
State funded
Did not remember many names
Rented the property for 30 years before owning it, summer home only
Alters: 3
VIP: 1
Interview 10
7/17/08
12. Talked to someone at Mt Grace, and learned about CRS and that they can give you money for CR, did not want to develop land
14. Publications about forestry from Mt Grace
Notes:
Land in family for a number of years, inherited
Alters: 12
VIP: 2
Interview 11
7/18/08
12. He was going to retire and there was a tax incentive, and he did not want to develop the land, wanted to protect the land permanently
13. Harvard Forest meeting, informed people how to conserve their land
14. publications about land protection, publications from the conservation commission, newspaper articles
Notes:
Member of local conservation committee, member of millers river watershed association
Very much involved in local conservation efforts
Used franklin land trust
Alters: 7
VIP: 4
Interview 12
7/22/08
12. did not want to ever develop
14. Used some online resources
Notes:
Knowledgeable of CRs and wrote own management plan
Got paid to do what he wanted to do
Logged with draft horses for 5 years, ran sawmill for 10 years, has lots of forester friends
Is a town administrator
Alters: 3
VIP:1
Interview 13
7/23/08
12. did a CR on farm to pass the land on to son – donated this cr to get tax benefits
13. Farm meetings, conservation commission, open spaces commission, workshops on farm crs
Notes:
Did Arp on farm first, got lots of money; then donated this CR for tax break
Got gravel pit permit for land first, raised value of Cr
Alters: 10
VIP: 4
Interview 14a & 14b
7/23/08
12. Got contacted by Mt Grace. Learned about history of land, connected with it then did not want to develop anymore
14. Mt grace publications, state issued
Notes:
Man was on conservation commission when doing CR
Really only talked to Mt grace
Might have held some land back for development if had to do it over again.
Alters: 3
VIP: 1
Interview 15
7/25/08
12. To preserve the land and prevent develop
13. MA land trust annual review, CR workshops
14. documents from state
Notes:
On Kestrel trust board, talks to many people about land
Did not know financially, donated CR to Kestrel, first CR donated to Kestrel
Alters: 2
VIP 2
Interview 16
7/30/08
12. He was getting a divorce and wanted to protect the land
14. Program of environmental management
Notes:
Mentioned that he talks to many people about his land, only people on alter list directly involved with CR
Rare fishers on land
Land comes up in many conversations
Alters: 3
VIP: 1
Interview 17
7/30/08
12. Purchased house to preserve farm, house was going to be destroyed. There were 6 plots there, 6 houses would change neighborhood. Bought land to fix up house and put CR on land
14. Materials from MA trustees of reservation
Notes:
Bought land to preserve house, preserve landscape
Doesn’t think anyone cares about 18th century farm landscape anymore
Doesn’t think that town makes it easy to preserve farms/ history because of taxes, red tape
Alters: 9
VIPs: 2
Interview 18
7/31/08
12. Under easement when purchased, had to redo it because previous owner had violated it.
Notes:
Already had experience with CRs, had previously put another parcel into one
Letting land recover from previous owners is management plan
Alters: 1
VIPs: 1
Interview 19
8/4/08
12. did not want it developed, CR made it a lot less expensive, was a very nice piece of land
Notes:
Worked with Mt. Grace before, town selectmen
Alters: 6
VIP: 1
Interview 20a & 20b
8/5/08
12. Preserve the land and protect it from development: there was another piece of land that was going in to a CR next to their land
14. 20b: other CRs, book about CRs
Notes:
Did VIPs separately – wife listed husband as VIP, so wife did two, husband one
Alters: 61
VIPs: 1 for man, 2 for