A conservation easement limits certain uses of the land to advance identified conservation objectives while keeping the land in the owner’s control. It is established by mutual agreement of the landowner and a nonprofit land trust or government. The easement continues no matter who owns the land in the future. WeConservePA guide. 4 pages.
https://library.weconservepa.org/guides/149
Year: 2025
Author(s): Andrew M. Loza
Organization/Source: WeConservePA (formerly Pennsylvania Land Trust Association)
Topic tags: Conservation Easements, Landowner Guides, and Print Editions of WeConservePA Guides
Related guides: Conservation Easement, Conservation Easements, Farmland Preservation Options for Landowners, Funding Conservation Easement Stewardship, Reducing Federal Estate Tax, Right of First Offer and Right of First Refusal, and Using the Model Conservation Easement
Previous editions were published in 2021, 2018, and 2017.
