Model Grant of Conservation Easement

Negotiating easement terms with a landowner attorney who is not experienced in conservation law can be a challenge. The pointer provides a sampling of easement language to orient attorneys for landowners on the variety of easement provisions which are non-negotiable. Share it with landowners and their attorneys for smoother easement negotiations.

This document includes basic concepts of conservation easements that may help a landowner design the restrictions on the property under the conservation easement, and the rights they would like to retain under the conservation easement. It is a tool to help facilitate the education of landowners.

This sample is a model agricultural easement with option to purchase.

This is a sample deed of conservation easement from the accredited Pacific Forest Trust.

As the transition to a clean energy system accelerates and renewable energy development pressures increase, land trusts are facing, with far greater frequency, questions regarding renewable energy and conservation easements. This document outlines key considerations when drafting easements and for responding to landowner requests for siting renewable energy on existing easements.

Updated for 2023, this popular publication clearly covers basic legal concepts underpinning easements, requirements for tax benefits, appraisals and more.

This is a conservation easement deed from the Society for the accredited Protection of New Hampshire Forests.