Land Protection Tools

The Conservancy protects land for many reasons spanning highly variable land types and uses which require expertise with many land protection tools. Generally, the tools can be broken into two broad categories: tools for Natural Lands and Working Lands.

 

Land Protection Tools for Natural Lands:

Conservation Easements (Natural Lands)

Land Acquisition

 

Land Protection Tools for Working Lands

Conservation Easements (Agricultural & Forest Land)

Purchase of Development Rights Programs (Penninsula & Acme Twp)

FarmAbility Program (Milton, Elk Rapids, Whitewater, Torch Lake Twps)

Land Acquisition

 

Please check back for more details about each tool.