--- title: Conservation Easements | Unique Places to Save description: Conservation Easements | Learn about our latest restoration & conservation efforts and discover how healthy land & aquatic resources benefit our communities across the US image: https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/river%20flow%20healthy%20rivers%20dam%20removal.jpg --- [![Unique Places to Save logo](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/logo%20horizontal-1.png?width=1254&height=380&name=logo%20horizontal-1.png "Unique Places to Save logo")](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/) - [PROJECTS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/projects) - SERVICES - [FOR MITIGATION BANKERS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/conservation-mitigation) - [FOR LAND MANAGERS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/land-planners-managers) - [FOR LANDOWNERS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/conservation-for-landowners) - [FOR RESTORATION PARTNERS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/dam-removals) - ABOUT - [OUR GOALS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/our-goals) - [OUR VALUES](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/our-values) - [OUR TEAM](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/team) - [CONTACT US](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/contact) - UPDATES - [CONSERVATION EASEMENTS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-easements) - [MITIGATION BANKING](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) - [WORKING LANDS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/working-lands) - [RIVERS, WETLANDS & DAMS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/rivers-wetlands-dams) - [CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-and-development) - [CONSERVATION STORIES](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-stories) - [ORGANIZATION NEWS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/organization-news) - [ALL POSTS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news) [Donate](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/wetland-keepers) [Donate](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/wetland-keepers) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. # Conservation Easements What conservation easements are, how they work, and what they mean for landowners, from tax benefits to appraisals to long-term stewardship. ![service 1 d](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/Image%20Dividers/service%201%20d.png) ![service 1 m](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/Image%20Dividers/service%201%20m.png)   [All posts](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news) [Conservation Easements](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-easements) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) [Working Lands](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/working-lands) [Rivers, Wetlands & Dams](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/rivers-wetlands-dams) [Conservation & Development](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-and-development) [Conservation Stories](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-stories) [Organization News](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/organization-news) [![Pink survey flagging tied to shrubs along a marsh-lined creek on the Point Farm conservation easement, with a weathered stump standing in the still water.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/point%20farm%20conservation%20mitigation%20easement.jpg?width=900&name=point%20farm%20conservation%20mitigation%20easement.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/baseline-documentation-report) [Conservation Easements](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-easements) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Mandi Taylor, September 2026 ### [The Impossibility of Capturing Nature in a PDF](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/baseline-documentation-report) Every profession has the gap between what the job looks like on paper and what actually happens on the ground. In land conservation, that divide can be neatly summarized by one specific, legal document: the Baseline Documentation Report (BD... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/baseline-documentation-report) [![Mandi Taylor smiling beside a tree in bare winter woods, wearing a cap and a daypack, with pine needles covering the slope behind her.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/mandi%20in%20the%20field.jpg?width=900&name=mandi%20in%20the%20field.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/what-does-a-land-steward-do) [Conservation Easements](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-easements) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Mandi Taylor, September 2026 ### [Behind the Scenes of Land Stewardship](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/what-does-a-land-steward-do) When people think of land conservation wins, they usually picture all the work and coordination required to place land with rich ecological, historical, or cultural value into a conservation easement. And they are right to celebrate those e... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/what-does-a-land-steward-do) [![An aerial view over rolling forested ridges toward blue mountains under a stormy sky.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20conservation%20in%20north%20carolina%20mountains.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20conservation%20in%20north%20carolina%20mountains.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mitigation-vs-non-mitigation-conservation-easements) [Conservation Easements](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-easements) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Mandi Taylor, August 2026 ### [Mitigation vs. Non-Mitigation Conservation Easements: How We Protect North Carolina’s Land](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mitigation-vs-non-mitigation-conservation-easements) If you’ve ever looked out over a stretch of unbroken North Carolina forest or a multi-generation family farm and wondered, "How can we make sure this land stays protected, forever?" the answer might come down to one legal tool: a conservati... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mitigation-vs-non-mitigation-conservation-easements) [![A lake below rugged mountains, with pine woods along the shore.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20wild%20scenic%20landscape%20%281%29.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20wild%20scenic%20landscape%20%281%29.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/what-if-the-best-thing-we-ever-do-is-nothing) [Conservation Easements](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-easements) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Mandi Taylor, August 2026 ### [What if the best thing we ever do is… nothing?](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/what-if-the-best-thing-we-ever-do-is-nothing) In a world obsessed with “more,” more roads, stores, pavement, and parking lots, it is easy to overlook the value of not wanting more. In today’s world, it is almost as if we are expected to look at an open field or a dense forest and ask, ... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/what-if-the-best-thing-we-ever-do-is-nothing) [![An aerial view of new houses and roads being cut into a large green forest.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20conservation%20in%20housing%20develompent.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20conservation%20in%20housing%20develompent.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/2026-conservation-easement-appraisal-industry-report) [Conservation Easements](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-easements) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, April 2026 ### [Navigating the Bottlenecks: Insights from the 2026 Conservation Easement Appraisal Industry Report](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/2026-conservation-easement-appraisal-industry-report) Conservation easements are the bedrock of private land conservation in the United States. But behind every successful acre conserved is a rigorous and complex valuation process that results in an appraisal. Appraisers are the unsung heroes ... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/2026-conservation-easement-appraisal-industry-report) [![Two young trees growing in soil beside a globe, against a green background.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/the%20right%20conservation%20non-profit%20partner.jpg?width=900&name=the%20right%20conservation%20non-profit%20partner.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/the-right-conservation-partner-matters) [Conservation Easements](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-easements) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, March 2026 ### [Why the Right Conservation Partner Matters](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/the-right-conservation-partner-matters) Conservation easements are permanent, legally binding agreements that shape how land can be utilized far into the future. Because of that permanence, the organization you choose to work with matters as much as the land itself. [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/the-right-conservation-partner-matters) [![Sunset over a green field, framed by an overhanging tree branch.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/more%20conservation.jpg?width=900&name=more%20conservation.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/more-conservation-less-overhead) [Conservation Easements](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-easements) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, November 2025 ### [More Conservation. Less Overhead.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/more-conservation-less-overhead) When you give to conservation, you don’t just write a check—you choose where your values and your dollars go. You choose whether to fund glossy head-offices and heavy admin costs, or whether you direct your generosity to on-the-ground work:... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/more-conservation-less-overhead) [![A mown grass track running between two wooden field gates across flat pasture.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20conservation%20easement.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20conservation%20easement.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mythbusting-conservation-easements) [Conservation Easements](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-easements) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Mandi Taylor, November 2025 ### [Mythbusting: Conservation Easements](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mythbusting-conservation-easements) Have you ever been driving, hiking, or walking, and seen the sun perfectly hit a stunning, open space of land and wished it could stay that way forever? Or, perhaps you own a property (whether it be a family farm, a patch of forest, or a sc... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mythbusting-conservation-easements) [![A family walking hand in hand across a grassy field, with festoon lights strung behind them.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20family%20farm%20conservation.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20family%20farm%20conservation.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/conservation-deeper-than-the-natural-resources) [Conservation Easements](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-easements) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Mandi Taylor, August 2025 ### [Conservation: Deeper Than the Natural Resources](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/conservation-deeper-than-the-natural-resources) Land conservation is a powerful tool that has consistently proven to benefit public health, boost economies, and reduce effects of natural disasters. While we have access to ample data that highlights the tangible benefits of land conservat... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/conservation-deeper-than-the-natural-resources) [![An aerial view of a dark winding river cutting through unbroken green forest.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/conservation%20new%20hanover%20county%20nc.jpg?width=900&name=conservation%20new%20hanover%20county%20nc.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/conservation-keeps-pfas-out-of-water) [Conservation Easements](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-easements) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Caroline Sevier, August 2025 ### [How Conservation Helps Keep PFAS Out of Water](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/conservation-keeps-pfas-out-of-water) Have you ever seen a new acronym online and wondered what it meant? In a world swimming with acronyms like LOL and YOLO, you are definitely not the only one. PFAS isn’t a trendy new text lingo, but actually a dangerous source of widespread ... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/conservation-keeps-pfas-out-of-water) [![A stream winding through a meadow at sunset, with bare trees along the horizon.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/conservation-stewardship-1.jpg?width=900&name=conservation-stewardship-1.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/importance-of-conservation-stewardship) [Conservation Easements](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-easements) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Mandi Taylor, April 2025 ### [The Importance of Stewardship in Conservation](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/importance-of-conservation-stewardship) When you hear about land and resource conservation, the focus is often on the big moments: a large parcel of land being protected in perpetuity, a forest is spared from development, or a critical habitat is preserved for wildlife. But what ... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/importance-of-conservation-stewardship) [![An aerial view of a block of autumn woodland surrounded by farm fields.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20land%20with%20conservation%20easement.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20land%20with%20conservation%20easement.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/financial-basics-conservation-easement) [Conservation Easements](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-easements) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Michael Scisco, January 2025 ### [The Financial Basics of Conservation Easements](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/financial-basics-conservation-easement) Conservation easements are voluntary agreements landowners can utilize to permanently protect their property from incompatible uses. They also have fairly significant financial incentives that can benefit landowners by providing tax deducti... 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