Easement Administration Action Procedural Requirements

This document summarizes NRCS policy on easement monitoring, which is available in full in the Title 440 Conservation Programs Manual, Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, (CPM Part 528.91), as well as highlights the relevant Land Trust Standards and Practices.

This document summarizes NRCS policy on violations and enforcement, which is available in full in the Title 440 Conservation Programs Manual, Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, (CPM Part 528.92), as well as highlighting relevant Land Trust Standards and Practices.

This document summarizes NRCS policy on title corrections and legal adjustments, which is available in full in the Title 440 Conservation Programs Manual, Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), (CPM Part 528.173).

This document details how NRCS implements easement administration action provisions, in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations (7 CFR Section 1468.6), which provides NRCS certain administrative mechanisms to ensure the viability of agricultural land, grazing uses and related conservation values and wetland restoration and protection efforts.

In this module, you will learn how Land Trust Standards and Practices are linked to accreditation and how to use the Accreditation Requirements Manual, which is your guide to successfully earning and maintaining accreditation.

In this May 2021 webinar, NRCS national realty specialist Wayne Van Rooyan and Alliance director of standards and educational services Sylvia Bates, provide a breakdown of NRCS policy and Alliance standards and practices regarding post-closing deed amendments.

The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) Agricultural Land Easements (ALE) program helps conserve land in perpetuity and is in high demand. If your land trust is interested in participating in the ACEP-ALE program or looking to expand your ALE work, this training is for you.

Is your organization looking to utilize the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program-Agricultural Land Easements Program? This toolkit includes land trust success stories using the ACEP-ALE program, step-by-step guidance for your application and an acronym guide and glossary.

This 90-minute interactive session provides foundational information on applying for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Agricultural Land Easement program.

Sound conservation stewardship ensures perpetual protection of the conservation purposes of owned and protected land. Land trusts are now at a critical juncture between traditional stewardship administration and the demands from the material physical effects of changing conditions. This pointer addresses stewardship administration of conserved land in response to changing circumstances.