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Terms of the Agreement
The following are general examples of the types
of uses that are allowed for in a conservation easement:
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Agricultural improvements and activities
including the building of fences, water structures, and livestock
handling facilities
- The
construction of additional employee or family residences compatible
with the terms of the agreement
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The sale, devise, gifting or other methods
of transferring parcels
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Landowners control of access
- Hunting,
fishing and other outdoor recreation
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Any and all uses not specifically
prohibited in the agreement.
The types of land uses that
are generally prohibited in conservation easements include:
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Subdivision for residential or commercial
activities.
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Construction of non-agricultural
structures or buildings.
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Paving portions of the property except on
existing roads or to approved structures.
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Dumping of non-compostable or toxic waste.
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Surface mining.
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The landowner must retain water rights
to the property sufficient for agricultural production.
WSGALT assists landowners in
constructing easement documents and ensuring that the terms of the
agreement are upheld in the future. Typically monitoring visits
occur once a year (upon prior notification to the landowner).
WSGALT
is not involved in the day-to-day management decisions of the property.
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