Learn About Conservation Easements
Easements can protect your land from future development and often have financial benefits, but they aren’t for everyone. Learn more about them before starting down the road of getting one.
How to Information
Conservation Easements: Conserving Land, Water and a Way of Life
This 4-page overview on conservation easements from the Nature Conservancy explains what easements are, how they work, and the benefits they can have for you, your land, and the public overall.
Land Trust Alliance: Frequently Asked Questions
This Q&A from the Land Trust Alliance answers commonly asked questions about easements, and it includes an online form and phone number to call if you have more specific questions.
Tax Incentives for Conservation Easements
This webpage from Otsego Land Trust in New York explains in general terms the income, property, and estate tax benefits of donating a conservation easement on your land.
Easement Checklist
Though created for a specific land trust, this checklist works well as a general guide for the steps you and a land trust will go through to progress from initial meeting to signing the final easement contract.
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