{"id":229,"date":"2017-07-16T21:27:46","date_gmt":"2017-07-16T21:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nced.tplgis.org\/?page_id=229"},"modified":"2017-07-16T21:29:40","modified_gmt":"2017-07-16T21:29:40","slug":"what-is-a-conservation-easement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.conservationeasement.us\/what-is-a-conservation-easement\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Conservation Easement?"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>A conservation easement is a voluntary, legal agreement that permanently limits uses of the land in order to protect its conservation values. Also known as a conservation restriction or conservation agreement, a conservation easement is one option to protect a property for future generations.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-229 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.conservationeasement.us\/?attachment_id=204'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservationeasement.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Frank_120526_032-001-300x197.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservationeasement.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Frank_120526_032-001-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservationeasement.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Frank_120526_032-001.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.conservationeasement.us\/?attachment_id=203'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservationeasement.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Frank_120521_075-001-300x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservationeasement.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Frank_120521_075-001-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservationeasement.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Frank_120521_075-001.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.conservationeasement.us\/?attachment_id=94'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservationeasement.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/AF_UnaweepCanyon_PhotobyJoeSambataro-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservationeasement.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/AF_UnaweepCanyon_PhotobyJoeSambataro-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservationeasement.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/AF_UnaweepCanyon_PhotobyJoeSambataro-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservationeasement.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/AF_UnaweepCanyon_PhotobyJoeSambataro-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservationeasement.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/AF_UnaweepCanyon_PhotobyJoeSambataro.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title page-title\"><span style=\"color: #006699;\">Benefits<\/span><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><strong>Conservation easements can be an effective tool to protect land, often at lower cost to land trusts and public agencies.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong>A conservation easement is a legally binding agreement between a landowner and a land trust or government agency where the landowner retains many private property rights.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong>If donated, conservation easements may provide valuable tax benefits to landowners.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong>Conservation easements keep land in private ownership, and continuing to provide economic benefits to the area.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong>Conservation easements do not automatically make properties open to the public.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A conservation easement is a voluntary, legal agreement that permanently limits uses of the land in order to protect its conservation values. Also known as a conservation restriction or conservation agreement, a conservation easement is one option to protect a property for future generations. 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