Farmland Preservation Regional Workshops

These workshops are for local government, land trusts, conservation nonprofits, and other entities involved in the application, recording, and monitoring of conservation easements. Landowners interested in conservation easements for their working farm or forest may attend to learn more about the lifecycle of conservation easements. The workshops are free and open to the public.

• February 20 – Maxwell Regional Ag & Convention Center, 3114 Wayne Memorial Dr, Goldsboro, NC 27534

• February 25 – Bob Martin Eastern Ag Center, 2900 NC-125, Williamston, NC 27892

• March 5 – Iredell County Center, 444 Bristol Dr, Statesville, NC 28687

• March 10 – Chatham County Ag Center, 1192 US-64 BUS, Pittsboro, NC 27312

• March 17 – Owens Ag Center, 455 Caton Rd, Lumberton, NC 28360

• April 1 – Virginia Boone Building, WNC Ag Center, 765 Boylston Hwy, Fletcher, NC 28732

Time	Session	Session Lead
9:30 am	Welcome & Program Overview	ADFPTF Regional Coordinator
9:40 am	USDA and NCDA&CS Conservation Program Conservation Easement Objectives, Fundamentals & Funding	Dewitt Hardee Farmland Preservation Director Greg Walker NRCS Assistant State Conservationist
9:55 am	Conservation Easement Terms and Definitions	Laura Brookshire Farmland Preservation Document Specialist Terry Foreman NRCS Easement Program Specialist
10:05 am	The Who, When, How and the Application / Selection Process	Evan Davis Farmland Preservation Assistant Director Brian Loadholt NRCS Easement Specialist
10:25 am	Break and Stretch
10:35 am	Securing the Grant Contract	Laura Brookshire Farmland Preservation Document Specialist Terry Foreman NRCS Easement Program Specialist
10:55 am	Contractual Progress & Budget Reporting Requirements	David Mitchell ADFPTF Budget Officer Veronica Jamison ADFPTF Office Manager Terry Foreman NRCS Easement Program Specialist
11:15 am	Ask the Expert from Previous Presenters	ADFPTF Regional Coordinator
11:30 am	Overview on the Recommended Steps to Develop and Close a Conservation Easement	Dewitt Hardee Farmland Preservation Director Greg Walker NRCS Assistant State Conservationist
12:00 pm	Lunch
12:45 pm	Development of Required Conservation Easement Documents (Survey, Easement Language, Appraisal, Baseline, Environmental Reports, Land Conservation Documents)	Dewitt Hardee Farmland Preservation Director Greg Walker NRCS Assistant State Conservationist
1:05 pm	Development of Required Legal Documents and Legal Approval Steps (Title Search, Title Opinion, Title Policy, Easement Language, HUD)	Janine Mclawhorn NCDA&CS Paralegal II Jon Lanier NCDA&CS Assistant General Counsel Brian Loadholt NRCS Easement Specialist Terry Foreman NRCS Easement Program Specialist
1:35 pm	Ordering Your Easement Closing Funding and Final Grant Contract Funding	David Mitchell ADFPTF Budget Officer Terry Foreman NRCS Easement Program Specialist
1:50 pm	Reports and Monitoring Following Conservation Easement Recording	Evan Davis Farmland Preservation Assistant Director Brian Loadholt NRCS Easement Specialist
2:05 pm	Ask the Expert from Previous Presenters	ADFPTF Regional Coordinator
2:30 pm	Adjourn

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