Sample for Practice 8D: Guidelines for Conservation Easement Design and Drafting

This includes conservation planning data from the accredited Maine Coast Heritage Trust.

This is a conservation easement drafting template from the accredited Maine Coast Heritage Trust.

This is sample language for a codicil to bequeath a conservation easement in a will from the accredited Vermont Land Trust.

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

This includes general guidelines for conservation easement projects from the accredited Brandywine Conservancy.

A sample of a Model Deed of Conservation Easement from the Maryland Environmental Trust.

A sample of guidelines for response to easement violations from the accredited Cacapon and Lost Rivers Land Trust and the Potomac Conservancy.

A sample from the accredited Hudson Highlands Land Trust.

Land trusts typically must manage multiple projects and make hard choices among worthy prospects. Making decisions can be challenging if you lack a comprehensive land protection strategy for your region. This document lays out the benefits of developing a strategic conservation plan.

This is a conservation easement diagram from the accredited Columbia Land Conservancy.