CRITERIA OF ACCEPTANCE

CRITERIA OF ACCEPTANCE for Conservation Easements (Donated or Purchased) and for Fee-Owned Land Transactions (Donated or Purchased)
The Woodstock Land Conservancy’s (WLC) Board of Directors has adopted the following criteria for evaluating prospective conservation projects. Although each project is evaluated on its own merits, it is important that the project result in a significant public benefit (as defined by the federal government and explained in the document below). To qualify for acquisition by the WLC, the property in question must be (1) located in the WLC service area, defined generally as the northeastern portion of Ulster County, New York, and (2) meet a minimum of five of the 17 criteria listed below. Note that if a landowner might seek a tax deduction for a donation or bargain-sale, under the IRS Code and Treasury Regulations significant public benefit must be demonstrated by satisfying at least one of the Conservation and Public Benefit Values criteria (#1-#5).

Please click here for a full review of the 17 criteria as well as helpful examples of what qualifies as "significant public benefit."
CRITERIA OF ACCEPTANCE POLICY

If you have questions about this policy or would like to talk with WLC about donating or selling land, please reach out to us at info@woodstocklandconservancy.org or click on our Contact page.