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    Land trusts exist to conserve land. Sound transactions rely on land trust personnel understanding each step of the process from identifying what land to conserve to planning a project to executing a transaction that meets all state and local laws. Travel the Land Acquisition Learning Path to uncover training resources to prepare you to accomplish all the steps in acquiring a conservation easement or fee title to land.

    A Note on Resources

    Where available, self-guided courses are included but written guidance on practices is also available and listed. You may need to scroll down the webpage to reach the guidance for the practice element. If you are looking for sample policies and templates, they can be found under each of the practices.

    Picking the right conservation projects

    Ensuring sound transactions

    Appraisals

    Title work

    Drafting conservation easements

    Drafting baseline documentation reports

    Post-closing

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