NRCS and Buy-Protect-Sell

This March 2020 webinar walks through some of the changes the NRCS has made to streamline the ACEP-ALE process.

Across our nation, we are seeing success in implementing Agricultural Conservation Easement Program-Agricultural Land Easements Program funding to conserve our farmland and ranchland for future generations. The following case study shows how ALE programming has helped conservation of Camp Williams in Utah.

The Forest Legacy Program, administered by the U.S. Forest Service, protects privately owned forest land through the purchase of conservation easements or land in fee. The Forest Legacy Program has conserved more than 2.8 million acres of forested lands in nearly every state and territory.

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.