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Example

California’s Forest Legacy Program

Under California’s forest legacy program, CAL FIRE purchases or accepts donations of conservation easements or fee title of productive forest lands to encourage their long-term conservation. The primary tool CAL FIRE uses to conserve forest lands in perpetuity is permanent Working Forest Conservation Easements.

Documents

  • Existing Examples

    California Forest Legacy Program website

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Related Resources

Model Law

LPDD Model Grant: Conservation Easement with Declaration of Covenants

States and State Governments Example

New Mexico’s Conservation Executive Order (2021)

States and State Governments Example

North Carolina Executive Order on Conservation and Reforestation

States and State Governments Resource

Report, Conservation Easements and Climate Change

Local Governments Resource

The Inflation Reduction Act

Congress Resource

Report, An Introduction to Conservation Easements in the United States: A Simple Concept and Complicated Mosaic of Law

Executive Branch