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Meet Landowners with Easements

meet landowners with easementsBefore getting an easement, it’s a good idea to talk to other landowners who have them and learn from their experiences. If you don’t know someone locally with an easement, the links in this Activity will let you hear firsthand from easement landowners

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Interview with Tony and Anne Borton of Conway, MA

In this interview, two woodland owners discuss why they chose to protect their land with an easement and how they went about doing it.


Saving Farms and Ranches – Agricultural & Conservation Easements

Farmer Daryl Oest discusses his easement and how getting it helped ensure that his farm will be able to remain a farm in the future.

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