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Conservation Easement Criteria Preferred Criteria: Ownership: The landowner would preferably offer a significant conservation purpose in the granting of the conservation easement, e.g. restriction and/or reduction of development rights. Land: The land would typically have public trust conservation values that are protected, e.g. wildlife habitat, fertile soil, or clean water. Security: The conservation easement is irrevocable, and has sufficient stewardship financing to provide monitoring and enforcement in perpetuity.  Supplemental Criteria: The landowner demonstrates one or more of the following: • Voluntarily implements environmental conservation opportunities. |
 • Cooperates with research and/or restoration of species habitat. • Protects water quality for beneficial uses, especially fisheries and aquatic habitat. • Conserves topsoil and promotes erosion control methods. • Uses organic practices or integrated pest management in agriculture and/or forestry. • Promotes sustainable forestry and agricultural. • Uses environmental evaluation and management systems. • Cooperates with appropriate resource conservation agencies to develop and encourage best management land use practices. |
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GSLC is a California non-profit 501(c)(3) public benefit corporation.
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