Sample for Practice 8B: Project Selection Criteria

Having written project selection criteria will help your land trust meet your conservation goals and ensure public benefit.

This is a template for creating selection criteria for conservation easements, created by the Land Trust Alliance.

This is a sample property evaluation form from the Land Trust Alliance.

This is a preliminary project proposal and selection criteria, along with a final project approval form from the accredited Five Valleys Land Trust.

This is a sample of Easement Project Site Evaluation Guidelines and a Site Evaluation Worksheet from the accredited Marin Agricultural Land Trust.

This project approval form from the accredited Groundswell Conservancy outlines the conservation value, public benefits, financial considerations and potential risks of a particular project.

This is a template created by the Land Trust Alliance to help you determine if a particular project will meet the public benefit test.

The new guide provides criteria for the selection, completion, and management of land protection projects, for the successful capture and storage of carbon.

This sample letter from the accredited Montezuma Land Conservancy is sent to easement donors to notify them of the requirements related to tax benefits and appraisals. It includes a disclosure form for the landowner to complete.