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| How Land is Preserved & Protected | |||||||||||||
| Land can be preserved in many ways and the Land Trust can be flexible in accommodating the wishes of the land owner. When giving or selling land, the donor may stipulate its use as "forever wild" which must be honored by the Land Trust. Donated parcels may not be sold, traded or conveyed in any way without the express permission of the donor. | |||||||||||||
| Open Space Grants | |||||||||||||
| The Burlington Land Trust can guide a land owner through the open space grant process. In 1999 through the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the state of Connecticut acquired more than 3,600 acres under its open space program while assisting municipalities, land trusts and water companies with the aquisition of another 4,200 acres through DEP's open space grant program. |
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| Options for Land Owners | |||||||||||||
| There are various options for land owners who would like to see their property preserved as open space. Land may be donated outright. The value of the property donated to the Land Trust is tax-deductible. The donor may stipulate its use as "forever wild" which must be honored. Donated parcels may not be sold, traded or conveyed in any way without the express permission of the donor. A landowner can donate property to the Land Trust and reserve the right to use it during their lifetime (or their children can use it during their lifetime). The donor gets a tax deduction based on actuarial values. Landowners can impose restrictions on future use of property they own. This is called a conservation easement. This allows permanent protection of the land while retaining private ownership. An easement will afford to the land owner income and estate benefits and may reduce personal property taxes. |
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