ATTRA is the national sustainable agriculture information service operated by the National Center for
AppropriateTechnology,throughagrantfromtheRuralBusiness-CooperativeService,U.
S.
Department
of Agriculture.
These organizations do not recommend or...
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ATTRA is the national sustainable agriculture information service operated by the National Center for
AppropriateTechnology,throughagrantfromtheRuralBusiness-CooperativeService,U.
S.
Department
of Agriculture.
These organizations do not recommend or endorse products, companies, or individuals.
NCAT has offices in Fayetteville, Arkansas (P.
O.
Box 3657, Fayetteville, AR 72702), Butte, Montana,
and Davis, California.
By Preston Sullivan
NCAT Agriculture Specialist
August 2003
RESOURCE SERIES
CONSERVATION
EASEMENTS
Abstract
Conservation easements are a useful legal tool to preserve farmland by limiting land uses.
They are used to prevent
development or to preserve scenic, natural, or other values the land may hold.
Once in place, an easement runs with the
deed, and, therefore, future landowners must abide by the terms of the agreement.
Landowners either donate or sell a
conservation easement to a recipient that holds the easement and is responsible for monitoring the terms of the e
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