How To Conserve Your Land
“There are few things that a person can do in their lifetime that can have a lasting and permanent effect on their world. This is one of them.”
— Celia Hulett, discussing her action to conserve family land near Ashland, OR. With help from the Southern Oregon Land Conservancy, Ms. Hulett placed a conservation easement on the land and sold it to conservation-minded buyers.
Thank you for taking a stand to safeguard our treasured places— productive farms, ranchland, forests, wetlands, coastlines— for both your family and for future generations.
When you’re ready to conserve your land, you can turn to land trusts—nonprofit organizations that work with landowners interested in protecting open space. Many conservation methods are available for private landowners and land trusts to use to work together to conserve land for its natural, recreational, scenic, historical, and productive value.
Depending on your needs and wishes and the property’s attributes, land trusts use a variety of conservation techniques to help landowners conserve their land.
Conservation Easements
The most traditional tool for conserving private land, a “conservation easement” (also known as a conservation restriction) is a legal agreement between a landowner and a land trust or government agency that permanently limits uses of the land in order to protect its conservation values. It allows landowners to continue to own and use their land, and they can also sell it or pass it on to heirs. More.
Other Conservation Methods:
Take the Next Step to Conserve Your Land
- Contact a land trust.
- Meet with your legal and financial advisors - they can help you determine your best conservation options. Need an advisor? Visit the Land Trust Alliance Professional Partner’s Directory.
- Find out more from the Alliance’s publications on a wide variety of conservation topics and resources.
