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A conservation easement is a viable solution for landowners who want to protect their land from development.

Conservation easements (CEs) provide a break for their donors on local, state, federal and estate taxes. What has been the experience of LandThink visitors with reductions (or lack thereof) in local property tax once a CE has been put in place?

A good deal is often defined as buying something for less than the seller’s asking price. Sometimes that’s true. Sometimes, it isn’t.

The pathway to conservation easements is not always a straight line but, more often than not, is worth the trip. [Dean Saunders, ALC] Conservation easements are powerful, effective tools available to landowners for the permanent conservation of private lands in the United States.

Conservation easements vary a lot, although all are supposed to serve some public interest. Some are sold, but most are donated. They are usually sold or donated in perpetuity, though some have limited terms.