Checklist to Evaluate New Land Trust Owners

Land trusts should use this checklist for every transaction. While not intended to be a complete list of topics that may be covered, the checklist includes certain matters that the Treasury Regulations require every conservation easement to address.

Land trusts can play an important role in renewable energy development. This publication offers specific guidance on ways that land trusts can participate in renewable energy siting planning and implementation to support improved conservation outcomes in the context of a changing climate.

This guidance covers practice 9I: Selling or Transferring Land or Conservation Easements

This guidance document discusses the specific steps when accepting assignment of a conservation easement.

This is a sample of a trail easement draft from the accredited Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests.

This is a template created by the Land Trust Alliance to help organizations develop a written policy to guide land sale transactions.