The practical application of conservation easements to help urban/rural landowners protect private lands while improving ecosystem services such as wildlife habitat and water quality.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participants will be able to describe the role conservation easements play in fostering resilient forest management practices in the WUI on small and large acreage lands.
Upon completion, participants will be able to define at least three landscape-level methods conservation easements can address climate change, forest health, and wildfire mitigation solutions.
Upon completion, participants will be able to describe best practices for constructing a conservation easement that balances landowner interests with societal goals to benefit forest health and management.
