Land Protection

Private land ownership is a vital part of our landscape and more and more private landowners are deciding to preserve the lands they love. Thousands of landowners across the nation have used conservation easements and land donations to protect millions of acres. They have protected working family farms and ranches, lake and ocean shorelines, wetlands, forests, scenic views and wildlife habitats. These people protect their properties because they have a desire to keep the land’s special qualities intact for their children and future generations. We thank them!

You can help decide the future – your action is critical. Land conservation is one way you can make a difference. What America will look like one hundred years from now is being decided day-by-day, parcel-by-parcel, by landowners like you.

Please contact Chikaming Open Lands to learn more conservation options that fit into your land management goals.

Photo: A view of the Sima Great Lakes Marsh
Read more about land trusts and conservation easements at these websites:
For more information click on the links below.

Land Trusts – Local organizations dedicated to land preservation.
Conservation Easements – A flexible tool that protects land while leaving it in private ownership.
Conservation Tax Benefits – Read about the tax benefits related to donating conservation easements.


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