Protect Your Land for Future Generations

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July 3, 2008
By Katherine Loeck 
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Regardless, a conservation easement is a great way to safeguard your land’s natural qualities during your lifetime and beyond.

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How do I get started?

Contact land trusts in your area to discuss what you want to accomplish. Learn what qualities the organizations are interested in protecting. Depending on the complexity of your land, arrange for necessary surveys, as well as legal and financial advice. Consult with family and community members to get their input. Once the easement has been established, the land trust monitors the property to maintain the easement’s conditions. Because the land trust is responsible for upholding the easement’s terms, your conservation vision will continue to flourish once you’ve moved on to greener pastures.

For much more on land conservation, read interviews with Ernest Cook, senior vice president and director of national programs at the Trust for Public Land, and Sylvia Bates, director of standards and research at the Land Trust Alliance.

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  • Al Barrs 7/19/2008 7:36:50 AM

    I am retired but have owned a farm in northwest Florida for over 20 years. I refuse to plant pine trees on my farm while others are planting all around me. I could get more money for planting pines than I get from renting my land to farmers, but I believe good cropland is going to be a premium and badly needed in the future. I also hope my children will continue to use the land for food corps instead of toilet paper...

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