Caring for Your Protected Land
Placing a conservation easement on your land is a milestone worth celebrating—but it’s just the beginning! A conservation easement gives Legacy Land Conservancy both the responsibility and the right to help protect your property’s unique conservation values, and that commitment lasts forever.
We Invest in Relationships
At Legacy, relationships are at the heart of our work. We’re only able to protect land because landowners invite us into that process—and often, that’s rooted in their own deep connection to the land.
With “forever” as our pledge, we see great value in building lasting, meaningful partnerships with our conservation easement landowners. From day one and every year thereafter, we’re here to:
- Answer your questions about your conservation easement
- Talk about your goals for the property
- Share resources for land management or habitat restoration
- Provide tips, local events, and resources to help you achieve your goals
We Visit Your Land Every Year
After the placement of your conservation easement, Legacy staff or trained volunteers will schedule a visit to your property once a year. This annual visit, commonly referred to as a monitoring visit, gives us a chance to connect with you and your protected land.
We walk the property, take photos, and chat with you about any changes, concerns, or plans you have. When we’re done, we create a report for our records.
We Identify Issues and Find Solutions
Occasionally, activities or changes on a property may be incompatible with the terms of a conservation easement. While many times these issues are minor, some may be more serious.
At Legacy, we review each situation on a case-by-case basis. When a concern arises, we’ll work directly with the landowner to understand and address the issue. Our responsibility is to protect your land’s conservation values. Together, we’ll come up with a solution.
We Plan for Property Changes
Legacy is here to support you in caring for your conserved land. Because each conservation easement is unique, ongoing communication is key when you want to make a change.
Conservation easements include some specific situations where landowners must notify Legacy before making changes. Other scenarios may require both notification and prior approval from Legacy before starting an activity.
We understand it’s not always easy to know when to notify us. When in doubt, check your easement—and if you’re unsure, call or email us anytime to talk through your plans.
We Connect You with Resources
We trust that our landowners know what’s best for their property. We also understand that caring for a conserved property can be more complicated.
To help, we’ve gathered a list of our most commonly asked questions about annual monitoring, property changes, and more.
We’ve also created a list of landowner resources.
We Can Help!
Do you have a question? Need a resource?
Contact a member of our Conservation Easement Team.