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The conservation easement's purposes will vary depending on the character of the particular property, the goals of the land trust or government unit, and the needs of the landowners. For example, an easement's purposes (often called "conservation objectives") might include any one or more of the following: Maintain and improve water quality;
Koontz offered to mitigate the loss of wetlands by conveying to the District a conservation easement over 11 acres of adjacent land. The District declined Koontz's mitigation offer, instead proposing that Koontz either reduce the size of his development to one acre, or pay for improvements to unrelated property owned by the District several ...
Conservation easements offer great flexibility. An easement on property containing rare wildlife habitat might prohibit any development, for example, while an easement on a working farm might allow the addition of agricultural structures. An easement may apply to all or a portion of the property, and need not require public access.
The easement contains pipes that supply water to 360,000 residents. The problem is that those pipes are now nearly 100 years old, so a rupture could happen at any time, resulting in untold damages.
Based on two appraisals it did on the property, the Water Supply Board offered him $292,000 for a conservation easement on 60 acres, with a 5-acre “envelope” that would allow him to build a house.
Purchasing of credits by the easement holder from the landowner creates a legal contract, known as a conservation easement. The conservation easement binds the landowner to uphold the requirements of the conservation bank. [1] Another advantage is that purchasing credits from a conservation bank ensures that species and/or habitat protection is ...
Conservation Reserve Program - State Acres for wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) The United States Department of Agriculture USDA started the Conservation Reserve Program as part of the Food Security Act of 1985. The program is designed to provide assistance and incentive for farmers to maintain sustainable farming practices and to encourage the ...
A conservation easement that continues to allow logging may not be an approach people typically associate with land trusts and conservation, Roix acknowledged. But he believes the easement will ...