Sample for Practice 9E: Conservation Easement Drafting Template

This guidance covers Practice 9E: Conservation Easement Drafting.

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

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

A sample conservation plan from the accredited Maine Coast Heritage Trust to help guide the negotiator of a conservation easement through initial conservation planning discussions with easement grantors.

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

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

Land Trust Standards and Practices, Practice 9E: Conservation Easement Drafting, includes two elements. This 20-minute module covers the first element, 9E1.

There may be times when it is perfectly appropriate to accept a conservation easement even though the land trust knows, or may believe, that the donation may not satisfy the Internal Revenue Code or the Treasury Regulations requirements for a conservation donation. This document provides practical guidance for land trusts considering accepting such easements.