Resources about Conservation Easements

Interested in getting a conservation easement?  Contact your local land trust or conservation groups.

FIND OUT MORE

• Conservation Options: A Landowner's Guide to Conserving Your Land for Future Generations- An updated full color book from the Land Trust Alliance for landowners with informaiton on conservation strategies, tax law and land trusts. 
• "Working Conservation Easements: The Minnesota Model" from the Tree Farmer Magazine
• "Estate Planning for Forest Landowners: What Will Become of Your Timberland?" - a guide from the USDA and Forest Service
• "Conservation Easements: A Guide for Texas Landowners"
• Virginia Cooperative Extension's "Managing Prosperity:Estate and Retirement Planning for All Ages" guide
• Hiwassee River Watershed Coalition's conservation easement factsheet

These articles refer to laws and rules in a particular state. But your state is likely to have similar provisions. Please contact your local land trust or state department of forestry to get the details.