WOODSTOCK, Ill. — The Land Conservancy of McHenry County will host a seminar to explain how an agricultural conservation easement can ensure that your farm will never be developed.
The seminar will be held Oct. 20 from 10 a.m. to noon at 1102 McConnell Road in Woodstock, with lunch to follow. Hear from landowners who have gone through the farm preservation process and learn about the financial and legal aspects of an agricultural easement.
The seminar and lunch are free, but register by calling The Land Conservancy at 815-337-9502, ext. 102, or online at conservemc.org.
Panelists at the seminar include:
• David Wolfe, attorney, The Law Office of David J. Wolfe, Woodstock.
• Ron Jarvis, CPA, Jarvis & Associates Ltd., Woodstock.
• Elena Spiegelhoff, who preserved her family farm in Richmond.
• Lloyd Shaw, who preserved a portion of his family farm in Woodstock.
• Linda Balek, farm program manager, The Land Conservancy.
This seminar is for people who own farmland and are thinking about its future and what they can do to keep it in agriculture, whether it stays in the family or not. An agricultural easement is a voluntary legal agreement that preserves the land for agricultural use in perpetuity.
The Land Conservancy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the natural and agricultural landscapes of McHenry County.