An outright gift to a land trust is the simplest strategy for protecting property and may provide substantial tax deductions and credits. A portion of the more than 300 acres of land to which PAC holds title was acquired through this process.

A gift of land to a qualified land trust is often adopted to protect special conservation benefits that characterize the property - a growth of an endangered species of plant, for example, or valuable wildlife habitat. The land may also be donated to help protect a watershed or preserve an historically agricultural area.

The donation of property marks the beginning of a long relationship between the land trust and the acreage in question and means a substantial investment of personnel and money on the part of the land trust. In some cases, the land trust is empowered to sell the land to a "conservation buyer" with restrictions that will maintain the special character of the property.

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