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Thanks to New York State’s Conservation Tax Credit (adopted in 2006), landowners who place conservation easements on their properties are eligible to receive a state income tax credit of up to 25% of school, county, and town property taxes, up to $5,000 per year. To learn about this policy—the first of its kind in the nation—and how you can benefit, visit Land Trust Alliance - Conservation Easements
A new federal law offers substantial income tax benefits for conservation easements donated by the end of 2007. Efforts are underway to make this incentive a permanent part of the U.S. tax code. To learn more, visit Land Trust Alliance - Tax Benefits
Read about public policies related to land trusts, including information on tax incentives for conservation, at Land Trust Alliance - Public Policies
The land trust movement is growing in leaps and bounds. You can learn about what land trusts do and how their work has changed over time in the latest Land Trust Alliance Census, at Land Trust Alliance - Census.
New York’s Open Space Conservation Plan, revised every four years, guides State priorities for land and natural resource protection. Read about it and find projects in your area at
DEC - Open Space Concervation Plan.