There are many ways to protect your land while deriving tax benefits and other advantages — all while supporting our conservation mission.
Consider a Conservation Easement
You can protect your private lands forever while retaining ownership rights.
Find out how
Video About a Conservation Easement
How two sisters conserved the farmland that has been in their family for 200 years.
Watch the movie
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 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.
See their stories