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Kelsey is COLT's Communications Manager.

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Press release—Congress passes Integrity Act, halting abuse of federal conservation easement tax incentive

By Kelsey Kuhnhausen / December 23, 2022
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This important bill safeguards tax incentives for private landowners who protect clean water, habitat and natural resources on private land.

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Press release—Spence Mountain protected thanks to Forest Legacy Program

By Kelsey Kuhnhausen / December 19, 2022
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U.S. Forest Service’s Forest Legacy Program helps secure 7,500 acres for people and wildlife in Southern Oregon

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Opinion: The Tax Benefits of Land Conservation Are in Peril, But There is a Solution

By Kelley Beamer / December 6, 2022
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The permanent conservation easement tax incentive is a powerful tool that has helped tens of thousands of Americans conserve public values on private land. We must continue to protect it.

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Press release—Oregon working lands receive historic investment

By Kelsey Kuhnhausen / May 9, 2022
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced that it will be awarding $6,765,000 to fund Oregon land protection projects

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Press release—Legislature approves $5 million to save Oregon farms

By Kelsey Kuhnhausen / March 4, 2022
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A coalition of farmers, ranchers and conservation advocates praised the Oregon Legislature today for approving $5 million for the Oregon Agricultural Heritage Program (OAHP) – the first appropriation to the program since it was signed into law in 2017. 

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Press Release—Report: Land conservation crucial to combating climate change in Oregon

By Kelsey Kuhnhausen / September 20, 2021
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A new report from the Oregon Global Warming Commission details how Oregon can increase the amount of carbon stored on natural and working lands, and thus meet its climate change goals. 

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