Sample for Practice 11A: Calculating Stewardship Fund and Legal Defense Fund Costs

A sample stewardship cost calculation from the accredited Piedmont Environmental Council.

This is a sample landowner pledge form for contributions to the Conservation Easement Stewardship Endowment Fund and Legal Defense Fund from the accredited North Branch Land Trust.

Sample stewardship fund policy from the accredited Hill Country Land Trust, including how requested stewardship fund contributions are calculated.

Eventually, every land trust will face some form of legal action and it is very difficult or even impossible to know ahead of time when a land trust will be involved in a legal action (regardless of whether the land trust is initiating or responding to a legal action) so planning ahead is essential.

How can your land trust ensure it has an adequate legal defense reserve to protect your preserves and conservation easements? Calculate your reserve number using the Legal Defense Reserves Calculator.

This is a sample easement preparation cost estimate from the accredited Brandywine Conservancy.

This guidance covers Practice 11A: Funding Conservation Easement Stewardship.

Land Trust Standards and Practices, Practice 6A. Fiscal Health, includes five elements. This module addresses Practice 6A5: Build and maintain dedicated or restricted funds sufficient to cover the long-term costs of stewarding and defending the land trust's land and conservation easements.

This is a sample stewardship calculator from the accredited North Salem Open Land Foundation.

This is a sample fee land stewardship policy from the accredited Hudson Highlands Land Trust.