Conserving Your Land

Conservation Options – A Guide for Maine Landowners by the Maine Coast Heritage Trust.  A very informative guide that explains methods landowners can use to protect land in ways that make financial sense. 

Conservation Easements– An Introduction for Maine Landowners by the Maine Coast Heritage Trust.  A useful guide to the land conservation tool known as conservation easements with which landowners continue to own the property but convey the development rights to a conservation organization.

Basic Facts and Resources for Landowners by the Land Trust Alliance.  A short and concise summary of what land trusts do and options for conserving private land. 

The Benefits of Land Conservation

The Public Benefits of Conserved Land by the Maine Coast Heritage Trust.  A booklet that outlines the varied benefits of conserved land.

Coastal Choices -  An outreach package by Cross Current Productions and Maine Coast Heritage Trust that includes five video case studies about the varied benefits of land conservation in coastal Maine.  Each story is designed to help individuals and communities work together to protect our threatened coastal resources.