There are many ways to protect your land while deriving tax benefits and other advantages — all while supporting our conservation mission.
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Donate a Conservation Easement
You can protect your private lands forever while retaining ownership rights.
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Video About a Conservation Easement
How two sisters conserved the farmland that has been in their family for 200 years.
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Give Your Land for Conservation
An outright gift of land is one of the most generous legacies you can give.
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Give Other Types of Real Estate
Real estate gifts such as homes and farms can benefit you and the Land Trust.
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Make a Bequest or Living Trust
Many landowners carry out their conservation plans through through their wills.
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Donate a Retained Life Estate
You can donate real property and continue to use it during their lifetime.
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Landowner Stories
How people have conserved their lands with the Finger Lakes Land Trust.
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