Could a Conservation Easement Be Right For You or Your Community? Thousands of conservation easements have been implemented by land trusts and landowners across the United States in the past several decades to safeguard environmentally significant open space. Conservation easements bring together land policy, environmental questions and tax policy in a complex and compelling way; and though widely used and accepted, conservation easements still generate controversy.

Introducing a Free, Online In-Depth Course
As part of the Lincoln Education Online (LEO) series, The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy offers this online course available to all at no cost or obligation. The course, Valuing Land Affected by Conservation Easements, provides an in-depth look at conservation easements, including background on the current policy debate, and draws on experts in environmental studies, planning, tax law, valuation and assessment.