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Conservation Professionals

Any realtor can help you find a house or a piece of land. A conservation professional can help match your need for a home or property with your conservation values. A small but growing group of real estate professionals (realtors, brokers, appraisers, accountants, surveyors, attorneys and habitat experts) are specializing in private land conservation. A conservation real estate advisor can help you define your conservation values as well as satisfy your land purchase desires.

The following are some guidelines to consider when you're looking for a conservation-oriented real estate professional:

Project Portfolio
Professionals who specialize in conservation real estate have direct experience with conservation easement transactions. They have established relationships with professionals who facilitate private land conservation, such as land trusts, land management agencies, "green" developers, land use planners, architects, and habitat enhancement specialists.

Ask the professional if he or she has received training in private land conservation. Also ask what projects she or he has worked on in the last five years. If most of them have a conservation outcome, then you know that professional is specializing in conservation real estate and not merely adding the term to a conventional practice.

Philosophy and Practices
Most conservation professionals have web sites that educate clients about their philosophy and practices. This is especially important for design/building firms that emphasize natural approaches and materials. Conservation professionals emphasize working with natural systems, taking an interdisciplinary approach, employing green designs and using natural or sustainably produced materials.

References
Check with past clients to compare a professional's philosophy with actual practices. Ask for several references.

Advertisements
Be wary of real estate ads that proclaim "perfect for a conservation easement." Some realtors tout a property's "conservation easement potential" without first checking with a land trust or appraiser to see if the property qualifies for an easement program.

Ask the realtor how they know it's appropriate for a conservation easement. Also ask what experience she or he has with easement transactions.

Attorneys

  • Renee Coppock
    PO Box 2529
    Billings, MT 59103
    406.252.3441

  • Andy Dana
    1700 West Koch
    Bozeman, MT 59715
    406.586.9270

Appraisers

  • Dave Heine
    1701 Highway 93 South
    Kalispell, MT 59901
    406.756.8300

  • Clark Wheeler and Associates
    221 East Mendenhall
    Bozeman, MT 59715
    406.587.7701

  • Bryan S. Miller, MAI
    National Appraisal Partners LLP
    974 Campbell Rd, Ste 104
    Houston, TX 77024
    713.463.8761
    bmiller@napllp.com

  • Hall and Hall
    Janet Urlacher
    PO Box 81490
    2290 Grant Rd.
    Billings, MT 59108-1490
    406.656.7500
    info@hallhall.com
    www.hallhall.com

Brokers/Agents

Habitat Enhancement Specialists

Land Conservation Resources

*Disclaimer: The professionals linked to this site have not necessarily completed any certification program that validates their conservation practices. They appear here because CNR knows them by their projects and reputations. We encourage you to perform your own reference checks before hiring any of the professionals listed here.

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