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, in perpetuity, and has a sufficient stewardship fund to provide monitoring and enforcement.
Supplemental Criteria:
The landowner demonstrates one or more of the following:
• Voluntarily implements environmental conservation opportunities.