Land Trusts

Land Trusts generally are in the business of buying up conservations easements or land outright to "protect" it and hold it "in perpetuity" (forever).

Quite frequently, the Land Trust which purchases the easement or property outright will turn around later and sell it for a profit to either a larger land trust, like the Nature Conservancy, or to a governmental body.

It's a neat way of removing more land from private ownership and placing it in "public" ownership.

There can be tax benefits for transferring land or land rights (easements) to a land trust, and people have the right to do as they wish with their property. They should be made aware of the full ramifications before doing so, however.

Conservation easements, land trust purchases, transfer of development rights and other methods of removing property from private ownership benefits the accomplishment of the goals of the Wildlands Project.

Here, we present information about Land Trusts, Conservation Easements and how they can affect land ownership.