Resources For Landowners

  • ACEP-ALE for Landowners

    Last reviewed by MLTC 9/18/2024. The Farmland Information Center provides resources to help landowners participate in the Agricultural Land Easement component of the Agricultural Conservation Easement...

  • Bargain or Charitable Sales

    Last Reviewed by MLTC: 01/07/2026. Describes selling land, or an interest in land such as a conservation restriction, for less than fair market value to a land trust or government agency for conserva...

  • Beginning Farmer Resources

    Last reviewed by MLTC 9/23/2024. A list and descriptions of workshops, grants & assistance programs, farmland access how-to, planning for a farm start-up, buy-local groups, legal resources, and much m...

  • Choices in Forest Management

    Last reviewed by MLTC 9/23/2024. This guide explains management options available to individuals and organizations that own forests as well as professionals charged with forest management for local, ...

  • Conservation Easements and Tax Benefits Resources

    Last reviewed by MLTC 11/18/2024. The resources below provides details on the tax benefits of conservation easements. Conservation Law Foundation's 2010 resource on Conservation Easements and Tax Ben...

  • Conservation Gifts

    Last reviewed by MLTC 9/23/2024. All about donating land, or a conservation restriction on a piece of land, to a qualified land trust or governmental agency.

  • Conservation Land Tax Credit Program

    Last reviewed by MLTC on 9/30/2024. Resources about the Conservation Land Tax Credit Program. A 2019 documents summarizing examples of land conservation projects completed with support from the Co...

  • Determining the Value of Donated Property

    Reviewed by MLTC 9/20/2024. IRS publication 561 helps donors and appraisers determine the value of property (other than cash) that is given to qualified organizations. They also explain what kind of ...

  • Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool

    Last reviewed by MLTC 9/30/2024. The Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool uses answers to five questions to identify USDA disaster assistance programs to meet business needs post disaster. Local program...

  • Environmental Quality Incentives Program

    Last reviewed by MLTC 9/30/2024. The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is a voluntary program that provides financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers to plan and imple...

  • Farm Access & Succession Planning

    Last Reviewed by MLTC: 12/11/2025. Resources focused on improving land access, facilitating farm transitions, and supporting succession planning for landowners, retiring farmers, and beginning or unde...

  • Farmland Information Center and Network

    Last Reviewed by MLTC: 12/11/2025 This resource is a national hub that connects professionals working to protect agricultural land and provides them with practical tools, training, and peer-to-peer le...

  • Farmland Protection Policy & Program Overviews

    Last Reviewed by MLTC: 12/11/2025. Resources offering overviews of agricultural land protection policies and programs at the federal, state, and local levels, with a focus on Massachusetts tools such ...

  • Forest Conservation Fact Sheets

    Last reviewed by MLTC 10/1/2024. UMass weblink containing internet resources for the forest land owner in Massachusetts.View resources at: http://ag.umass.edu/cafe/fact-sheets/forest-conservation-fact...

  • Greening Your Final Arrangements

    Last Reviewed by MLTC: 01/07/2026. Green Burial Massachusetts provides information on green burial practices and options in Massachusetts. This resource introduces environmentally conscious end-of-lif...

  • How is Land Protected

    Last Reviewed by MLTC : 12/11/2025 Overview of the primary land protection mechanisms used in Massachusetts, including conservation restrictions, fee-simple acquisition, APRs, and other permanent and ...

  • Increasing Forest Resiliency

    Last reviewed 11/18/2024. Presentation on past and current forest stressors and methods of increasing forest resiliency. This was presented at the 2017 Mass Land Conservation Conference.

  • Introduction to Land Conservation

    Last Reviewed by MLTC: 12/11/2025 Introductory materials outlining the basic options available to landowners considering conservation, including land donation, bargain sale, conservation restriction...