Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Conservation easements are supposed to shield land from development forever, not enable it years down the road. But in Florida, at ...

Conservation easements aren’t about locking land away. They’re about keeping land productive and viable so ranches remain ...

It's a story you've probably heard: A family owned a cherished vacation retreat, where the kids spent summers and traditions were born. But when the property passed to the children, its value had ...

Some opinion columnists have recently written about conservation easements in a less flattering light. As president and CEO of the North Florida Land Trust, I am delighted to respond and try to set ...

Easements are a right to enter and use land that may transfer with the ownership of the land. Easement issues usually arise when one property owner makes improvements on his or her property without ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Landowners who to want preserve their agricultural land and prevent future development can consider granting a conservation easement. A conservation easement is the gifting of ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The recent $10,000 fine levied against a Loveland appraiser accused of inflating the value of a conservation easement was a shockingly big penalty. But it’s ...

An easement grants someone access to your property for practical purposes or for other reasons. For example, your neighbors may have access to a path on your property to get to the beach. While ...

Conservation easements are supposed to shield land from development forever, not enable it years down the road. But in Florida, at times key road connections — or political connections — trump the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shown here is Welaka Woods in Putnam County, a 716-acre conservation easement donated to the North Florida Land Trust in 2020. The ...