This booklet was written to help Washington property tax payers who own open space land as small as one acre to reduce their annual property taxes. The booklet explains the complex rules of the program,provides application form, county assessor phone numbers, gives tax impact of adding or removing land from the program.

Summary -- Introduction -- Past experience and plans for future action -- Legal problems in acquisition and enforcement -- Proposed enabling legislation and suggested scenic easement provisions -- Administrative problems and procedures -- Valuation problems and procedures -- Suggested research -- Appendices.