Learn Practice Element 11H1: Adopting a Strong Amendment Policy or Procedure

This guidance covers Practice 11H: Amendments.

This is a template for a conservation easement amendment policy that was reviewed and approved by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission.

Land Trust Standards and Practices, Practice 9D: Determining Property Boundaries, includes two elements. This six-minute module covers the second element, 9D2.

Land Trust Standards and Practices, Practice 11C: Conservation Easement Monitoring, includes three elements. This module addresses the second element, 11C2.

Land Trust Standards and Practices, Practice 9E: Conservation Easement Drafting, includes two elements. This 20-minute module covers the first element, 9E1.

In the recent case Pine Mountain Preserve v. Commissioner, the Eleventh Circuit advised conscious breathing. So everyone took a deep breath, including the court, who then simplified the complicated tax regulations and analyses, making them accessible concepts.

This 15-minute module covers Land Trust Standards and Practices, Practice 2A: Compliance with Laws, which includes one element:

1. Do not knowingly conduct operations in violation of law

Land Trust Standards and Practices, Practice 12B. Land Management and Stewardship, includes four elements. This module addresses Practice Element 12B1.

Land Trust Standards and Practices, Practice 9F: Title Investigation and Recording, includes three elements. This module addresses the third element, 9F3.

Land Trust Standards and Practices, Practice 11B: Baseline Documentation Report, includes three elements. This module addresses the third element, 11B3.