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A legal contract between a landowner and a land conservancy that allows land to remain in private ownership but permanently protects the conservation values of the property. Each document follows a template that is tailored to the individual property. The conservation easement is permanent and is attached to the deed of the property in perpetuity. The land remains private, and the land conservancy will set up a time to visit, typically once a year, to ensure the restrictions in the easement are being followed.

Websites for more information:

The Land Trust Alliance is the overarching accreditation body for land trusts across the United States.
*This is also a great website to find a land trust near you by clicking on the Find a Land Trust tab at the top of the page

Heart of the Lakes is a collective voice for Michigan land conservancies

You know that the property you are purchasing is a unique parcel with important conservation values worthy of protection. The land trust that holds the easement can share with you documentation of the plants, wildlife, and habitat types that can be found on the property. If a non-profit land trust has dedicated their time and resources to conserving the land, there is no doubt that it is a special place.

The land trust can be a resource for you to provide information on land management, grant opportunities, invasive species control, current events, and local workshops. You will also be joining a community of people that live on conservation easement properties.

Financial — Thanks to Public Act 446, when a conservation easement is put into place the property taxes are capped benefiting all future owners. This can make a huge impact on your ability to pass the property to your children someday, knowing that they will not get taxed out of ownership upon transfer.

A community-based, nonprofit organization that actively works to permanently conserve and restore land. There are over 50 land trusts in Michigan, with at least one land trust covering each County.

How do I learn more?
If you are interested in a particular property with a conservation easement on it, contact the land trust that holds the easement and ask questions.

You can also contact Emily Wilke, a realtor with Michigan Lifestyle Properties, who has assisted land conservancies with transactions since 2006 and conserved over 7,000 acres in southwest Michigan. She has drafted close to 100 conservation easement documents and knows how easements affect property value, and their long and short term implications.