Land Conservation Options

Date of Publication: 02/01/2014

Author: Greenbelt Essex County's Land Trust

Last reviewed by MLTC: 12/11/2025

These resources explain the main ways private landowners can conserve their land, including donations, conservation restrictions, charitable sales, and other approaches that offer potential tax and estate-planning benefits. It can help conservation practitioners guide landowners through the options available, understand financial and legal implications, and choose a conservation strategy that protects important natural or working lands while meeting family needs.

Brochure style overview: landconservationoptions_2014.pdf

Full guide: landconsoptionsupd2008.pdf