This section of the property is incredibly beautiful. So rare to see open grasslands in this area.

Thank you for this video - it was very helpful for me to ID many plants from this trail! I was at the forest preserve in early July, and we saw a blanket of flowers that looked almost like allium, but with no leaves at all -- they seemed to just be coming straight out of the ground. Any idea what it is that we observed?

when is the next event?

I'm enjoying the pleasure of finding some of these in my daily run

Excellent video! Wish more munincipalities would view this before building acessible pathways. Where I live, too much land is cleared to create "acessibility paths " removing the " taking a walk in the woods" feeling. Also, love the use of sand, clay and fine gravel to create a firm pathway - so much better than asphalt that requires expensive maintenance. Great info here!

I'd love to do this some time

Don't understand why people try to help mother nature she knows what she is doing.

Thank you for sharing this. I’m building trails on my hilly property and this is helpful information.

Thanks for the excellent update.... Blending the natural and built environment...and showcasing a sustainability vision that will set an example for not just our area but the region and State... Very exciting indeed.... ✌️

Thanks for the update on this exciting and thoughtful project...

Long Lake also is a good investment..

Randy Clute appreciates and recommends this video.

Another great project... put in context by your explanation of connectivity/green infrastructure and filming. Thanks, your work is greatly appreciated 😊 👍 ✌️

Awesome project with great information presented well 👍 ✌️ thanks

Thanks...Great information and a beautiful preserve....👍✌️

Beautiful ❤️

Nice and to the point...great video....thanks for posting, Jim

Well done...👍

Hats off to GTRLC...A true leader in Sustainability, Green Infrastructure, Opportunity and Legacy. keep up the great work, Jim

It's great to talk about the habitat and wildlife, but everyone with any knowledge of the woods understands this once they set foot on the property. Many people are very interested in the geology of the moraine. My wife and I spent some time looking at the soil and rock composition near the top of the hill. We found a huge variety of rocks exposed when you built the trail and found ancient limestone fossils and evidence of glacial abrasion on granite boulders. The true story of Mt. Minnie is how it was formed and what lies beneath the soil.

Incredible work by many! Thank you all for what you do!

hate those deer. I last saw one of these in the wild, in old growth pines along the hudson river where we use to camp during the summer, it was so beautiful, I was probably 20 years old then and just new it was something special, and did a charcoal drawing. Im now in my 60's.

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Excellent

Interesting & informative video of 8 early spring wildflowers in Pete’s Woods in Arcadia Dunes.

Any updates on this project?

The Internal Revenue Service has yet again publicly reiterated its commitment to challenge syndicated conservation easement transactions-transactions that it has, in recent years, labeled as “listed” transactions, tax-speak for “buyer beware.” In a recent press release, the IRS warned yet again that it believes that these easement deductions are “abusive transactions” and hinted that taxpayers can expect to face “new arguments” from its arsenal of legal theories. To add insult to injury, the IRS further cautioned that its newly-established “Office of Fraud Enforcement and the National Fraud Counsel are coordinating . . . to canvas cases for additional fraud considerations,” including civil fraud penalties and referrals to criminal investigation. The stakes, in other words, remain high for participants in syndicated conservation easement transactions. Lance Wallach receives hundreds of calls annually to help people fight the IRS and get their money back from the promoters of these scams. Google Lance Wallach and your advisor, who do you trust? 516-236-8440 [email protected]

The IRS previously identified certain syndicated conservation easements as “listed transactions” under Notice 2017-10-specifically, transactions for which investors in pass-through entities receive promotional material offering the possibility of a charitable contribution deduction worth at least two and half times their investment. Today’s release indicates that for many of these transactions, the deduction taken is significantly higher than 250% of the investment. Syndicated conservation easements were included on the IRS’s 2019 “dirty dozen” list of tax scams to avoid. Contact Lance Wallach before it's too late. 516-236-8440 [email protected]

Syndicated conservation easement transactions, and captive insurance, get audited by the IRS Service announced today a significant increase in enforcement actions for syndicated conservation easement transactions, a priority compliance area. According to the announcement, coordinated audits are being conducted throughout various examination divisions of the IRS. At the same time, the IRS Criminal Investigation division has criminal investigations underway in this area. Recently, the IRS has confirmed that 80% of taxpayers under audit for their micro-captive insurance have settled with the IRS. This has only fueled the position of the IRS, and it has now announced that 12 new IRS audit teams have been established. If you are in a captive or have use a conservation easement you must act quickly. Lance Wallach has helped hundreds of people in these plans fight the IRS and get their money back from the promoter that sold these scams. 516-236-8440. Google Lance Wallach and your advisor, who do YOU trust. [email protected]

Conservation easements and Captive insurance, here comes the IRS With the increased reporting requirements, IRS audits of CONSERVATION easement transactions have greatly increased. Instead of working collaboratively with taxpayers to seek a reasonable resolution, Revenue Agents are being directed to disallow deductions no matter what. With a high percentage of cases headed to litigation, taxpayers need to take every step to protect themselves now. Contact the offices of Lance Wallach 516-236-8440 [email protected]

On Monday, December 21, 2020, Stein and Corey Agee of Atlanta, Georgia entered guilty pleas in federal court to conspiracy charges related to their roles in syndicated conservation easement transactions. These are the first guilty pleas related to the continuing IRS and Department of Justice criminal investigations across the country pertaining to easement transactions. In December 2017, the IRS issued Notice 2017-10, designating certain syndicated conservation easements as “listed transactions,” which are subject to significant scrutiny. The IRS has since announced syndicated conservation easement transactions as an area of focus for enforcement, by launching a Large Business & International Division (“LB&I”) compliance campaign in September 2018 and by including these transactions on the IRS’s annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams in 2019 and 2020. In November 2019, with IR-2019-182, the IRS announced a “significant increase in enforcement actions,” explaining that coordinated examinations were being conducted by three IRS divisions: LB&I, Small Business & Self-Employed (“SBSE”), and Tax Exempt and Government Entities (“TGE”). The IRS also noted that it was working closely with the Department of Justice to pursue wrongdoers. The IRS explained they would be casting a broad net, pursuing those who promoted, assisted (e.g., appraisers and return prepayers), or participated in the transactions. Increased enforcement has resulted in many IRS victories in conservation easement cases. On October 1, 2020, IRS news release IR-2020-228 emphasized the IRS’s continued efforts to combat abusive syndicated conservation easement transactions. Lance Wallach has received hundreds of phone calls to fight the IRS and sue the promoters of these easement scams. call 516-236-8440. As an expert witness Lance Wallach has never lost a case. Google him and your advisor, who do YOU trust. [email protected]

About 84 percent of syndicated easements were in some stage of an IRS audit, according to the finance committee report, Another IRS audit target is captive insurance. The IRS has long taken note of the rise of micro-captive insurance schemes, placing the scheme on the “Dirty Dozen” of tax schemes to avoid every year since 2014. Their investigations have heated up in recent years. Lance Wallach gets hundred of calls, call 516-236-8440 to help fight the IRS and to sue the salesmen that sold people these scams. As an expert witness his side has never lost a case. Google Lance Wallach and whoever sold you the scam, who do you TRUST. [email protected]

About 84 percent of syndicated easements were in some stage of an IRS audit, according to the finance committee report, Another IRS audit target is captive insurance. The IRS has long taken note of the rise of micro-captive insurance schemes, placing the scheme on the “Dirty Dozen” of tax schemes to avoid every year since 2014. Their investigations have heated up in recent years. Lance Wallach gets hundred of calls, 516-236-8440 to help fight the IRS and to sue the salesmen that sold people these scams. As an expert witness his side has never lost a case. Google Lance Wallach and whoever sold you the scam, who do you TRUST. [email protected]

The IRS released an advance version of Notice 2016-66 that identifies a type of transaction involving a “micro-captive insurance” structure as a “transaction of interest”-i.e., a tax avoidance transaction-for purposes of Reg. section 1.6011-4(b)(6) and sections 6111 and 6112. Notice 2016-66 [PDF 44 KB] states that these “micro-captive transactions” have the potential for tax avoidance or evasion. Taxpayers engaged in these transactions must disclose the transactions. A failure to disclose will be subject to the penalty under section 6707A or section 6707(a). in 2019, the IRS added syndicated conservation easement transactions to its annual "Dirty Dozen" list of tax scams. Lance Wallach has received hundreds of phone calls to fight the IRS, and to get all peoples money back from the promoters that sold these scam tax shelters. As an expert witness Lance Wallach has never lost a case. If you are in a captive or conservation easement and want to be made whole contact [email protected] or call 516-236-8440. Google Lance Wallach and your advisor. Who do you trust.

The IRS has been cracking down on conservation easement transactions for over ten years. Nevertheless, taxpayers have continued to claim charitable contribution deductions attributable to the donation of conservation easements and promoters have continued to assemble investments utilizing conservation easement charitable deductions. The IRS began focusing on syndicated conservation easement transactions when it issued Notice 2017-10, designating syndicated conservation easement transactions as listed transactions. These syndicated investments involve the use of partnerships to raise funds from investors, who are allocated a share of a charitable contribution deduction attributable to conservation easements donated on land owned by the partnership. In fall of 2018, the IRS doubled down on its attacks of these investments when syndicated conservation easements were added to the list of LB&I compliance campaigns. While the IRS continues to crack down on these arrangements, taxpayers have continued litigating the finer points of these transactions. On the flipside, DOJ has begun cracking down on promoters who market these transactions. Below are details on the most recent developments. Lawsuits against Promoters The government had has enlisted another tactic for shutting down conservation easements by bringing actions against the organizers of conservation easement syndication schemes. On December 28, 2018, the Department of Justice filed a compliant in the Northern District of Georgia asserting that a group of defendants assembled partnership which were “nothing more than a thinly veiled sale of grossly overvalued federal tax deductions under the guise of investing in a partnership.” The complaint asserts that the defendants’ conservation easement syndicates have generated $2 billion in conservation easement charitable contribution deductions. The complaint seeks to enjoin the defendants from continuing to promote such schemes, and asks the court to order the defendants to disgorge all profits received as a result of the conservation easement syndicates. The defendants include a conservation manager/broker dealer, an appraiser, and various professionals associated with EcoVest Capital, Inc., an entity that sponsors real estate investments focused on conservation. The promotional materials mentioned in the compliant set forth an example where in exchange for a $750,000 investment, an investor would receive $2 million of deductions, generating tax savings of $1 million. The syndicates were sold as securities exempt from registration through broker-dealers. The easement syndicates involved properties located in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Caroline, Tennessee, and Texas. Any taxpayer who may have invested in a syndicated conservation easement through EcoVest or any other investment advisor should carefully review Notice 2017-10 and related the disclosure requirements for listed transactions. Those taxpayers should also consult with a tax attorney to consider strategies for mitigating any damages. Contact details Lance Wallach Phone number : 516-236-8440 Email : [email protected] Address : USA

With the increased reporting requirements, IRS audits of conservation easement transactions have greatly increased. Instead of working collaboratively with taxpayers to seek a reasonable resolution, Revenue Agents are being directed to disallow deductions no matter what. With a high percentage of cases headed to litigation, taxpayers need to take every step to protect themselves now. With the increased reporting requirements, IRS audits of easement transactions have greatly increased. Instead of working collaboratively with taxpayers to seek a reasonable resolution, Revenue Agents are being directed to disallow deductions no matter what. With a high percentage of cases headed to litigation, taxpayers need to take every step to protect themselves now. Lance Wallach gets hundreds of phone calls to help people remove easement problems, fight IRS and get their money back from the promoters that sold them the easement. 516-236-8440 [email protected]

With the increased reporting requirements, IRS audits of conservation easement transactions have greatly increased. Instead of working collaboratively with taxpayers to seek a reasonable resolution, Revenue Agents are being directed to disallow deductions no matter what. With a high percentage of cases headed to litigation, taxpayers need to take every step to protect themselves now. With the increased reporting requirements, IRS audits of easement transactions have greatly increased. Instead of working collaboratively with taxpayers to seek a reasonable resolution, Revenue Agents are being directed to disallow deductions no matter what. With a high percentage of cases headed to litigation, taxpayers need to take every step to protect themselves now. Lance Wallach gets hundreds of phone calls to help people remove easement problems, fight IRS and get their money back from the promoters that sold them the easement. 516-236-8440 [email protected]

The IRS is increasing it enforcement actions for syndicated conservation easement transactions. This includes more coordinated examinations across IRS divisions, as well as more criminal investigations. The IRS believes that these audits and investigations may cover billions of dollars of potentially inflated charitable contribution deductions for qualified conservation easements made through partnerships and limited liability companies (LLCs). |Google Lance Wallach and your advisor. Who do YOU trust? Lance Wallach 516-236-8440 [email protected]

The IRS is increasing it enforcement actions for syndicated conservation easement transactions. This includes more coordinated examinations across IRS divisions, as well as more criminal investigations. The IRS believes that these audits and investigations may cover billions of dollars of potentially inflated charitable contribution deductions for qualified conservation easements made through partnerships and limited liability companies (LLCs). Google Lance Wallach and your advisor. Who do YOU trust? Lance Wallach 516-236-8440 [email protected]

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Good video Chris. Where can people find out more info. about this specific property and contribute so that this can happen?

Very enjoyable. Paula does a great job. Learned a lot!

nice content

Nice one Mike!!!

We have so enjoyed watching every stage of construction. Looking forward to the grand opening this summer!

My gosh, what a beautiful place. Thank you Oleson's and thank you to all who support and appreciate untrammeled natural beauty.

I'm so excited to see in person this coming spring!

Awesome-Thanks for your commitment in doing this!