The hills are alive with the sound of…chainsaws. Americans in the tens of thousands are out cutting firewood to keep warm this winter. We burn wood...
Owning Land
Do you own land? Learn the benefits and challenges of owning land including tax benefits, conservation, leasing, easements, income opportunities and maintenance. Get land smart!
The pathway to conservation easements is not always a straight line but, more often than not, is worth the trip. [Dean Saunders, ALC] Conservation...
The phone call came in cold, three weeks ago. A major gas company was offering $10,000 to buy a 50-foot-wide, pipeline right-of-way easement over...
When you buy land, you need to establish your "basis" for tax purposes. Starting basis is basically your purchase price, plus, perhaps, certain...
A boom is happening in places with oil and gas reserves. Deep "plays" are now economically feasible where they weren't two years ago when oil was a...
Everyone likes a swimming pond. A couple of willows weep majestically. Spring Peepers put on their heavy-metal show at night, keeping the old folks...
Readers might take a look at the two presidential campaign websites to see which candidate appears to understand land issues best (or if at all). Tax...
My heart -- that mean-spirited little pump I keep around for “Casablanca” and odd emotional assignments -- hurts for the Midwest folks who have been...
No buffalo roamed on Hawthorne Street in Pittsburgh where I grew up.
Saturday morning before things start is a good time to begin most anything. Like a first draft of this column. I was in front of the screen by 6...