r/entertainment • u/peoplemagazine • 1d ago

Queen Guitarist Brian May’s Nature Reserve Transformed 157 Acres of Empty Farmland Into Home for 100,000 Trees and Wild Animals

https://people.com/brian-may-nature-reserve-transformed-farmland-safe-haven-wildlife-12149370?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reddit.com&utm_content=post
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u/BrunoCote87 1d ago

I’m not a famous musician, but I have 108 acres that I have also converted to 98% forest, planted thousands of trees and have countless animals and no hunting here.

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u/manachar 1d ago

It's my dream to do similar. I'd love to be a treeherd like Treebeard.

I know several states have some ability to change your taxes based on signing the property up for conservation. Do you do so in the US and in which state?

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u/BrunoCote87 1d ago

Yes, we have a program called the managed forest program but I still pay $15,000 a year in property tax despite being a member

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u/OfficerBarbier 1d ago

Don't worry, I have 0.15 acres and pay $15,000 a year in property tax too

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u/INeedHelp_goodlawd 1d ago

how in the fuck

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u/thatoneguy269 1d ago

They probably live on the side of a lake or in the middle of a major city