Links to other programs that provide assistance and incentives to landowners.
Conservation easements are perpetual, undivided interests in property to protect natural, scenic, or open space values of real property. The conservation easement purpose includes assuring availability of the property for agricultural, forest, recreational, or open space use; protecting natural resources; maintaining or enhancing air or water quality; or preserving sites or properties of historical, architectural, archaeological, or cultural significance.
Conservation easements achieve the following goals:
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