Criteria for Accepting Conservation Easements

The purpose of the Land Trust of the Upper Arkansas (LTUA) is to advance the conservation and stewardship of agricultural lands, wildlife habitat, open space, scenic beauty and other diminishing natural and historical resources.

There are two significant issues involved in land conservation and protection; (1) selection of qualified properties, and (2) preserving the Land Trust’s status as a qualified land conservation organization by the IRS and in eyes of the community.   

To accomplish these goals, the Land Trust of the Upper Arkansas has developed land protection criteria that will assist the Land Trust in evaluating properties for their conservation values and which will enhance the ability of the Land Trust in protecting these values in perpetuity. U.S. Internal Revenue Code Section 170(h) is the basis of the Land Protection Criteria.

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