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Types of Easements and Funding- Donated
Easements - when the landowner donates the purchase price of the
conservation easement for significant tax benefits.
- Funded
Easements – when the purchase price of the conservation easement is paid
for by one or more funding organizations, groups or agencies. This still
offers tax benefits to the landowner.
- Below is a list of agencies and conservation minded groups that have worked with the Rangeland Trust to fund and collaborate on Conservation Easements:
- American Land Conservancy
- California Department of Conservation
- Caltrans
- Department of Fish and Game
- Feather River Land Trust
- Land Trust of Santa Barbara County
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
- Sierra Business Council
- The Nature Conservancy
- Trust for Public Land
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- USDA, Farm and Ranchland Protection Fund
- Wildlands Inc.
- Wildlife Conservation Board
- Yolo Land Trust
- Mitigation
Easements – help to offset expected adverse impacts of development on loss
of farmland, habitat or riparian areas. Paid for by the developer or
mitigating group.
- Combination
Easement – The ranchers’ needs may require the blending of any combination
of the above three easement types.
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