[CPEO-MEF] ENCROACHMENT: "Community, [Fallon Naval Air Station, NV] work together with conservation easements"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Community , Navy work together with conservation easements


By Steve Ranson 
Nevada Appeal
July 15, 2020

Agricultural program allows air station to prevent encroachment
A sensible approach to protecting agricultural land as a buffer to Naval Air Station Fallon has been a win-win for local ranchers, Churchill County and the military.

Ernie Schank, retired director of the Board of Directors for the Truckee Carson Irrigation District, said the program to implement conservation easements began 16 years ago when former Churchill County Manager Brad Goetesch approached ranchers like Schank asking them if they would be interested in working with the Navy by selling their development rights while maintaining land ownership.

The Navy’s Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) program ensures the land around NAS Fallon remains agricultural while at the same time, the base doesn’t encounter encroachment that could hamper its mission.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/community-navy-work-together-with-conservation-easements/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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