1. Contact the Delaware Highlands Conservancy
- Fill out a contact form
- Email Trey Talley, Senior Land Protection Coordinator at trey@delawarehighlands.org or Kaylan Hubbard, Land Protection Coordinator at kaylan@delawarehighlands.org.
- Call 570-226-3164 or 845-583-1010 and ask for Trey or Kaylan
2. Delaware Highlands Conservancy reviews the property with landowner
- Understand owners’ goals
- Tour property with owner
- Compare goals and property to Conservancy’s criteria to meet Board of Directors approval to accept a conservation easement on the property
3. Create Conservation Easement
- Work with landowner to draft easement terms
- Conservancy and landowner complete due diligence and landowner consults personal legal and financial advisors
- Sign and record final conservation easement document
- Landowner contributes a tax-deductible donation to the Stewardship and Legal Defense Fund
4. Document and Monitor Conserved Land
- Conservancy completes Baseline Documentation Report
- Annual monitoring by Conservancy
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