Scheduling Conservation Easement Monitoring

This guidance covers Practice 11C: Conservation Easement Monitoring.

This is a sample conservation easement monitoring plan from the accredited West Wisconsin Land Trust.

Focusing on on-the-ground monitoring, Jesica Blake of the accredited Coastal Land Trust will provide the nuts and bolts of monitoring from pre-monitoring preparation to post-monitoring work. For land trust staff and volunteers, you'll get an overview of how to conduct a visit safely and effectively.

A sample easement monitoring report from the accredited Jackson Hole Land Trust.

A sample easement monitoring report from the accredited Bainbridge Island Land Trust.

A sample monitoring report, including annual monitoring objectives, general information, monitoring checklist, map, photos, verification and confirmation by both landowner and monitor from the accredited California Rangeland Trust.

Sample easement monitoring procedures from the accredited Kachemak Heritage Land Trust.

The choice of easement monitoring personnel will depend on the skill level or expertise needed, the resources available to the land trust, and the land trust’s goals for its monitoring program. This document provides guidance for choosing monitoring personnel.

A sample easement monitoring report from the accredited Coastal Mountains Land Trust.

Sample property monitoring guidelines from the accredited Land Trust of North Alabama.