News on Trust for Public Landhttp://www.politicalscandalnews.com/topic/Trust for Public Land2010-03-04T18:18:27ZReal estate slump is a boon to conservation deals2010-03-04T05:26:23ZAP Newstag:www.politicalscandalnews.com,2010-03-04:/article/Real%20estate%20slump%20is%20a%20boon%20to%20conservation%20deals<p>&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Real estate downturn makes land preservation more affordable, desirable&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hard times for real estate developers means good times for conservationists as plummeting property values put tens of thousands of additional acres of historic and scenic property within their reach.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;While not every market has softened, conservationists have had significant success in <a title="Florida...Rocky Mountain conservation deal tops $500 million2010-03-04T18:18:27ZAP Newstag:www.politicalscandalnews.com,2010-03-04:/article/Rocky%20Mountain%20conservation%20deal%20tops%20%24500%20million&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Rocky Mountain conservation deal tops $500 million, hailed as largest of kind in <a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" >US</a> history&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some of the most prized land in the northern <a title="Rocky Mountains" href="/topic/Rocky+Mountains" >Rocky Mountains</a> is being protected from development in a conservation land deal hailed as the largest of its kind in U.S. history.&lt;/p&gt;&lt...