That’s always been a problem for me. I’ll be coming into a large land inheritance in the future.
Now...I’d like to sell that land and reap the profits; and I will sell to the highest bidder, be it a nature group or (more likely) a developer. Groups like The Nature Conservancy, 1000 Friends of WI, et al will be doing their hardest to keep me from selling it at all, or selling it to them at less than market value.
But it will be MY land. Shouldn’t I have a CHOICE? What business do they have interfering with my RIGHT to make a profit? Ever heard of Eminent Domain? Hundreds of people have had profitable land underhandedly seized from them through the works of these groups...and just like you said...working behind the scenes with local GOVERNMENT.
You can trace every “for the good of the environment” action that local GOVERNMENT takes back to the influence of these types. Read up on your local DNR. Why is it that someone that owns lakefront property isn’t allowed to put in a pier for their boat? Well, EnviroWackos don’t want you actually USING the lakeshore that you OWN...so they work with the DNR to pressure them into denying you access to your own property!
Two sides to this coin. You’re on one and I’m on the other. :)
” What business do they have interfering with my RIGHT to make a profit? Ever heard of Eminent Domain? Hundreds of people have had profitable land underhandedly seized from them through the works of these groups...and just like you said...working behind the scenes with local GOVERNMENT.”
If you have land that the NC considers environmentally important, then I’m sure they’ll pitch you about conserving it. You can refuse to talk to them. That’s your right. Or you can listen and if you don’t like the deal, walk away. How is that interfering with your right to make a profit?
Do you have an example of NC colluding to seize land through eminent domain? If so, please show me, otherwise I have to assume you’re just making it up. I know for a fact the every single piece of land in my area owned or preserved by the NC was negotiated in private with the landowner. Same with a local land trust group. No government involved and no eminent domain.