The terrain of private-land conservation dealmaking is shifting. As the number of acres of private land protected for conservation increases, our understanding of what it means for a property to be "conserved" is shifting. We examined 269 conservation easements and conducted 73 interviews with...

Land conservation increasingly involves a concentrated focus on private lands, and increasingly a focus coming from private organizations. In this effort to protect land, conservation easements have become widespread. Conservation easements are generally conceived of as a way to prevent...

This Article explores the tension between land conservation and marijuana cultivation in the context of legalization. The legalization of marijuana has the potential to shift the locations of marijuana cultivation. Where cultivation need no longer be surreptitious and clandestine, growers may...