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Building Trust is a quarterly e-newsletter designed to provide trust land managers with current news, tools, publications, and other information pertaining to state trust land issues in the West. Please forward to other interested colleagues and stakeholders.
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State Trust Land Asset Management Research Roundtable
 The Sonoran Institute and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy co-hosted their first Research Roundtable on long term asset management for state trust land managers in the Intermountain West on April 30-May 1, 2013 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The convening gathered experts in a variety of new, emerging and developing land and resource use sectors; in land and resource valuation and appraisal; and asset management with representatives from six trust land agencies in the West to discuss topics related to long range planning and asset management to support trust beneficiaries far into the future.
Panel sessions included:
- emerging markets for land and resources;
- land valuation and appraisal;
- peer sharing, a learning and networking opportunity for trust land managers; and
- brainstorming session to identify research and information needs, and new tools to support trust land managers in doing long range asset management planning.
Visit the webpage featuring the presentations and materials from the Research Roundtable.
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Caring for the Land
New Mexico State Land Office (SLO) works diligently to care for the land entrusted to the department on behalf of the beneficiaries. Commissioner Ray Powell, proud of his state's connection to the land, penned an op-ed piece celebrating the Rio Grande Del Norte national monument designation by President Obama in March 2013. The boundaries of the Taos County monument include roughly 45,000 acres of state trust land. Read the full op-ed.
 Additionally, SLO is one of more than 20 organizations in the "Protect Our New Mexico - Stop Illegal Dumping" campaign. "Stopping illegal dumping is critical to protecting the economic value and health of our state lands," said State Land Commissioner Ray Powell. "By raising awareness about this issue and continuing to work with our outstanding lessees, local, state, and federal partners, we can keep our working lands healthy and productive." View the press release.
Pictured left to right: Assistant Commissioner Mike Anaya; Field Operations Director Jim Norwick; Seymour the Pronghorn; NM BLM Director Jesse Juen; and Assistant Commissioner John Romero in front of the campaign's new billboard design.
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Total Program Compliance Initiative in Wyoming
Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments began the Total Program Compliance Initiative in April 2013. The system will create greater communication between programs, allowing OSLI to know if a lessee's royalty or other fees are delinquent, or if they have submitted the mandatory reports and documents. Early identification will benefit the beneficiaries and the lessees, who are interested in retaining their leases. Read the full story.
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Arizona
Partnering to protect state trust lands in Arizona. Check it out.
Idaho
State Lands Department considers requesting federal government turnover more than 16 million acres to Department. Learn more.
New Mexico
Settlement Reached in the River of Tires Lawsuit. Read more.
Utah
Task force created to examine restructuring management of Utah's $1.4 billion State School Fund. Additional information.
Washington
Addition of 153 acres to protect rare plant habitat, older forest and wetlands at Trout Lake Natural Area Preserve nets $1.4 million for public school construction projects. View the press release.
Wyoming
New law allows state board to collect restitution from those who damage state trust lands. Read more.
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New Report
A Fair Trade
A Fair Trade: Observations and Recommendations for Improving the Land Tenure Adjustment Process between State and Federal Agencies in the West - examines the limitations associated with the land exchange process, and explores potential solutions that would address those failings. Recommendations are made that would improve and streamline the land exchange process in order to facilitate state to federal land exchanges in the interests of conservation as well as the public beneficiaries of state trust lands. Download the report here.
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 WSLCA Summer 2013 Conference The WSLCA Summer 2013 Conference will be held in Omaha, Nebraska July 21-25. Tentative agenda highlights include - presentations on the futures of WSLCA, water resources, education, and US agriculture; the inaugural WSLCA Olympic Games (state vs. state); floating reception on the Missouri River; and reception/banquet at the Henry Doorly Zoo. Click here for more information. Registration deadline is June 3. |
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About Building Trust
Building Trust is a quarterly e-newsletter published by Western Lands and Communities, a joint venture of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Sonoran Institute. The mission of Western Lands and Communities state trust lands program is to assist western state trust land managers in enhancing the value of the trust for its beneficiaries by broadening the range of land-use information, tools, and policy options available to managers and diverse stakeholders for the long-term sustainable management of state trust lands.SIGN UP TO RECEIVE BUILDING TRUST: To sign up for this newsletter, or to remove your name for our email list, please click here. NEWS FROM THE FIELD: If your office has trust land management information and tools in asset management, collaborative planning, real estate development, and/or conservation use that you would like to share, contact us. Please attach supplemental materials such as news releases, documents, and photos. |
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