Publications and Resources

• Conservation Easements: A Guide for Texas Landowners  - Updated 2010.
  Provided by Texas Parks & Wildlife Department and the Texas Land Trust Council
  • A conservation easement is a voluntary legal agreement between a landowner and conservation organization that places restrictions on specified future land uses.
  • The agreement is tailored to meet both the practical needs of the landowner and their wishes for conserving the land and its resources - water, scenic beauty, range, native grasses, history and archeology, wildlife habitat and more.
  • Conservation Easement example - sample document from The Nature Conservancy of Texas

• Guidance on New Conservation Tax Incentives from the IRS
  Provided by Land Trust Alliance

• Landowner Packet
  • Information on various conservation approaches available to landowners
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• Natural Resource Conservation Programs and Services for Texas Landowners
  Provided by Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
  • This resource list is a work in progress. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will continue to add and revise information periodically.
  • An electronic version of this publication is available on the TPWD Web site. Please check there for the most current updates.

• Protecting Open Space: Tools and Techniques for Texans
  Provided by the National Park Service
  • Describes eleven techniques that are commonly employed for conserving open space in Texas
  • Describes how and where these techniques might be effectively applied
  • Includes case studies

• The Economic Benefits of Land Conservation
  Provided by The Trust for Public Land

• National Wildlife Federation report: Save Water, Save Rivers, Save Money

• Myths and Facts about Groundwater Marketing.: Environmental Defense's new guide for landowners and groundwater conservation districts on groundwater marketing.

Resources from The Appraisal Institute

• Appraisal Institute Issues Letter of Support for Continuation of Easement Tax Credit

• Appraiser News Online Headlines – News & Advocacy from the Appraisal Institute

• Congressman Leads Effort to Fully Fund Conservation Programs

• IRS Commissioner Outlines Valuation/Appraisal Concerns to Congress

• IRS Outlines Added Tax Benefits for Donating Conservation Easements Under Pension Law