Tag: easement

The Power of the Individual

In our work at TLC, we are often reminded of the power of the individual to make a profound difference in the world. An acre at a time, and after twenty years, nearly 3 square miles of land have been permanently preserved in...

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What’s Forever?

I was talking with a landowner recently about the restoration he and his wife are doing on their property, a former farm field. He said “It was a farm field forever, as long as I can remember.” That comment got...

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Are Oaks Like People?

The first TLC easement was accepted in 1991 from Leta & Alice Clark at the corner of Thompson Road & Route 120. The sisters wanted to be sure that their “Wildflower Preserve” was never developed, despite...

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