A partial list of due diligence activities that we pursue on each project:
Land planning tour with our land planner/architect;
Meeting with neighbors on areas of mutual interest and concern;
Title report and easement examination by a local land use attorney;
Review of zoning and planning issues with local officials;
Meeting with a civil engineer to obtain boundary survey;
Meeting with local land trust and/or other stakeholders;
Hydrological study;
Fishery study by local agency and/or university fishery biologist;
Interview of local fish and game officials, and local fishing guides;
Determination of navigability status of streams;
Biological base case assessment (required for conservation easements);
Water rights and water quality investigation;
Mineral and timber rights survey;
Review with potential lending institutions. |
