Most of the land we protect stays in private hands. Through a conservation easement, a landowner voluntarily limits future development on their property while retaining ownership, and often continues to live on, ranch, or farm the land exactly as before.
In some cases — often when a property is critical habitat or connects existing preserves — we acquire land outright to hold and steward as a public natural area.
A landowner reaches out, or we do — no pressure, no obligation, just a conversation about your goals for the land.
Our conservation staff walk the property to document habitat, water, and conservation values.
Together, we shape an easement or agreement that reflects what matters most to you and the land.
We monitor the property annually, for as long as the easement exists — which is to say, forever.
Reach out to our conservation team for a no-obligation conversation about your options.
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