Open space, lower taxes Saving Land Lowers Taxes The Economic Benefits of Open Space and Your Local Tax Rate By Robert Levite Southern Center for Wildland-Urban Interface Research and Information Southern Forest Resource Assessment Encyclopedia of Southern Appalachian Forest Ecosystems Growing Native Virginia Forest Watch Conserving Land For The Next Generation (4.3 MB PDF file) A Lasting Legancy - Helping Your Clients Retain Their Land and Save Taxes Through Conservation (1 MB PDF file) Also see Forest Health in the Resource Issues area