A Land Trust for Landowners
Building a Lasting Legacy Through Conservation
Whether protecting a family property or integrating conservation into a new development, we help create permanent solutions that conserve natural resources, strengthen communities, and leave a lasting legacy for generations to come.
How to get started
The first three steps.
NRC’s full easement process has seven steps.
Reach out
Send us your basic information: the location and size of your property, current land use, and the best way to reach you. We usually respond within two business days.
Site visit and baseline documentation report
A Baseline Documentation Report (BDR) documents the property’s current condition, natural resources, and conservation features. The landowner is responsible for obtaining and paying for the BDR. NRC can recommend qualified providers and help coordinate the process.
Protect your land
Our review committee looks at the report and makes a recommendation. If your land is a good fit, we work with you and your advisors on next steps.
What we do
How a conservation easement works.
A conservation easement is a permanent agreement that protects your land while you continue to own and use it.
Whether it’s a family farm, a piece of forest, or land that supports wildlife, we work with you and your advisors on the details. Once an easement is in place, NRC visits the property each year to confirm its terms are being followed.
Where we work
Working in 17 states across the U.S.
NRC partners with private landowners across the country.
States with NRC easements
2,000
Acres of U.S. farmland lost to development each day.
Source: American Farmland Trust, Farms Under Threat
40,136.22
Acres Permanently Protected in Partnership with Landowners.
Source: Natural Resources Conservancy
13%
Share of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions absorbed each year by forests, farmland, and other managed lands.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Get in touch
Ready to protect your land?
We work with landowners across the U.S. on permanent land protection. Send us a note or give us a call.