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.

Two versions of a conservation easement amendment policy from the accredited Maine Coast Heritage Trust.

A sample amendment policy from the accredited Tall Timbers Research Station & Land Conservancy.

This report, originally published in 2007 and updated in 2017, reveals the complexity and range of perspectives in easement amendment decisions.

Land Trust Standards and Practices, Practice 9H. Purchasing Land or Conservation Easements, includes two elements. This module addresses Practice Element 9H2.

Land Trust Standards and Practices, Practice 11E: Conservation Easement Enforcement, includes three elements. This 25-minute module covers the first element:

Adopt a written policy and develop written procedures for documenting and responding to potential conservation easement violations