Conservation Options


As development pressure intensifies in Jo Daviess County, the spectacular places we love here are in danger of disappearing, one parcel at a time.

This triggers numerous concerns for landowners, some of whom may have kept their properties open and free from inappropriate development for many years, perhaps for generations. Tough questions arise, typically focusing on future ownership of beloved properties. Will younger family members be able to care for properties? Can anything be done now to guide land use decades or even centuries from now?

JDCF uses a variety of planning methods to help landowners address these issues and protect land. You can review details for the most frequently used options below.
 


Conservation Easement

This is a legal agreement between a landowner and a land trust (such as JDCF). This type of agreement permanently limits uses of the land in order to protect its conservation values.



Land Donation

Donating land for conservation purposes is truly one of the finest legacies a person can leave to future generations.


Land Registry

If you are conserving and enhancing the natural resources on your land but are not ready for any permanent conservation method, consider enrolling in our Land Stewardship Registry Program.


 

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Government Incentives
June 2010 Update

The Land Trust Alliance has confirmed there is general agreement on extending recently-expired conservation easement tax incentives. Yet legislation to do so has been delayed.

For further updates, see the Land Trust Alliance Web site.

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