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Site map | Regions, streamside land and buying guides
Browse land by region and type, then explore buying guides, on-site video and stream conservation activities.
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Reading before you buy
- Buying land from abroad
- How to find land with a stream: why property sites miss it, and practical steps
- Can you use the stream on your land? The River Act and customary water rights
- Is cheap stream-side or undeveloped land a scam? Seven checks
- Can you drink stream water? What boiling can and cannot address
- Stream water, a well or public water: comparing setup and running costs
- Bringing stream water to your site: equipment, testing and indicative costs
- Drawbacks of land near a river: insects, damp, noise and flood precautions
- Land without power or water: connection costs and off-grid options
- Small-scale hydropower: estimating output from a stream's head and flow
- Opening a campsite on land with a stream: permissions, costs and water facilities
- Buying protected forest: felling restrictions, property tax and designation removal
- Buying land in a landslide hazard zone: yellow versus red zones
- Forest property tax: exemptions and the greater burden of maintenance
- Twelve checks before buying forest or undeveloped land: boundaries, access, protected status and abandoned items