When a conservation easement is created, a representative from Jefferson Land Trust, working with the landowner, takes photos of the property and conducts plant and wildlife inventories to provide a baseline for future monitoring. A Land Trust representative then makes annual visits to ensure the terms and conditions of the conservation easement are being complied […]
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Yes. Land protected by a conservation easement may be sold, bequeathed or otherwise transferred at any time. However, transferring ownership will not affect the integrity or enforcement of the conservation easement. The restrictions defined in the conservation easement are tied to the land title forever. Since an easement may only apply to certain portions of […]
No. Only if you specify public access as a permitted use of the land. A landowner may allow limited access to their land for educational or scientific purposes, but public access is not required by Jefferson Land Trust as a condition of accepting a conservation easement. However, the Land Trust is obligated to visit the […]
Under Washington State law (RCW 64.04.130), a conservation easement may be held by a non-profit nature conservancy corporation or by a federal, state or local government. Jefferson Land Trust, which was incorporated by local residents in 1989, meets all of the qualifications of this Washington law, as well as those imposed by federal law, to […]
Jefferson Land Trust takes its stewardship role seriously. Once we accept a conservation easement, we must protect that land forever, “in perpetuity”. This requires a significant commitment of financial and human resources, but it is a promise that can never be ignored or broken. Therefore, the members of Jefferson Land Trust’s Board of Directors must carefully evaluate whether […]
A conservation easement is a voluntary legal agreement between a landowner and a protecting organization, like a land trust, that permanently protects land while the landowner continues to own it. Conservation easements are most often donated to non-profit nature conservancy organizations, such as Jefferson Land Trust, or to a governmental agency. A conservation easement places […]
When you include Jefferson Land Trust in your estate plans, you create a lasting legacy that will have an impact for generations to come. A planned gift can be made as part of an overall financial or estate plan and is usually, but not always, deferred until the end of the donor’s life. By including Jefferson Land […]
Choosing to be an Evergreen Steward is an easy and secure way to ensure the future you want for wildlife and communities in Jefferson County. Your monthly donation will provide the Land Trust with a source of stable and efficient funding to preserve the places that matter most. The amount you specify will be automatically […]
As a Century Steward, you can make a major contribution to preserving open space, working lands and habitat. Century Stewards provide a reliable, predictable flow of funding that allows us to plan and invest in long-term projects that preserve land and our quality of life in Jefferson County. Stewards commit to a gift of at […]
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