Acknowledgements

• Author: Laurie A. Ristino/Jessica E. Jay
• Pages: 13-13

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Acknowledgements

Books l ike th is, which are bu ilt on the work of ot hers, are made po ssible by t he assistance, inspiration,

and support of many people. In addition to ou r families, who provide ongoing support and inspir ation,

we w ish to express our sincere apprec iation to t he fol lowing people and organizations that m ade he

Reader p ossible:

e Environmental Law Institute publications department for their eternal patience, editing wizardr y,

and vision to publish such a book;

Vermont Law School students Emma Hempstead, Kara Shannon, and Alessandra Wingerter for their

research assista nce, cite checking, and formatting sk ills;

Special appreciation to Amber Leasure-Earnhardt for her unparalleled resea rch skills and her heroic

eorts in wrestling into shape what became a very large ma nuscript for this book;

Brian Tweedie, Esq., for his work assisting in the editing and compiling of the International Chapter;

Laura Johnson and Peter Stein, in conjunction with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, for their valu-

able international conservation guidance a nd content;

Island Press for providing introductory content through Conservation Easements: Past, Present, and

Future, and Julie Ann Gastansk i for her extensive eorts to secure a n electronic copy of her work for

inclusion into he Reader;

e Land Trust Alliance for creating a broad, practitioner-based land conservation curriculum, includ-

ing he Conservation Easeme nt Handbook, from which portions of he Reader could be built;

And nally, for the committed work of the conser vation community, who grew the land trust move-

ment and the use of conservation easements to protect private lands and the critical ecosystem services

they provide.

Of course, any mistakes, omissions, or oversights in he Reader are solely our responsibility.

Laurie A. Ristino Jessica E. Jay

South Royalton, Vermont Evergreen, Colorado

August 1, 2016