Landowner Resources
Forms, guidance, and further reading.
The materials we point landowners to as they consider protecting their property. Tax forms, IRS guidance, and outside sources on land conservation topics.
Featured resource
A look at NRC’s 2024 conservation work.
The 2024 review looks back at where the year’s work happened, what was protected, and how NRC monitors the properties it has helped landowners protect.
2024 Conservation Review
Covers 5,725 acres protected across Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Texas, with a breakdown of habitat types, species tracked, and NRC’s on-site and remote monitoring approach.
Read the 2024 Conservation Review (PDF) → (opens in new tab)
Tax forms
Form 8283 and IRS guidance.
If you’re planning to claim a federal deduction for a conservation easement or land donation, Form 8283 is the form you’ll need. Publication 526 is the IRS’s general guide to charitable contribution deductions. Your own tax advisor is the right person to confirm what applies to your situation.
Form 8283 (Noncash Charitable Contributions)
Landowners granting a conservation easement valued over $5,000 use this form to report the gift on their federal income tax return.
Publication 526 (Charitable Contributions)
The IRS’s guide to what qualifies as a charitable contribution, how to determine the deduction, and what records to keep.
Further reading
Topics that come up in conservation conversations.
Short introductions to three topics that come up in conservation conversations, with outside sources for anyone who wants to go deeper.
Permaculture
A way of designing farming systems that are meant to be sustainable and support themselves over time.
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Exploring Indigenous Permaculture for Land Management Strategies (Thompson, 2019) Northern Arizona University (PDF)
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Permaculture and the Conservation Movement Permaculture Visions
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Water Conservation With Permaculture World Permaculture Association
Carbon sequestration
The process of capturing and storing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. It’s one way to reduce carbon dioxide with the goal of slowing climate change.
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What is carbon sequestration? U.S. Geological Survey
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Carbon Sequestration Overview ScienceDirect
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Carbon Sequestration UC Davis
Wetland mitigation
Making up for wetland loss or damage by restoring, protecting, or building new wetlands elsewhere.
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Wetland Mitigation Fact Sheet USDA (PDF)
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Wetland Mitigation Definition Law Insider
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