Steps to Donating a Conservation Easement

• Initial Contact
• Meet with BGC to tour property
• Landowner sends letter of intent to donate a conservation easement to BGC
• BGC Board of Directors votes to pursue/not pursue the easement donation
• Landowner consults with advisors (e.g. tax, attorney, appraiser)
• BGC conducts a baseline inventory of the property
• BGC obtains title documents for the property
• Mortgage subordination is requested if applicable
• Easement agreement is drafted, reviewed, negotiated and finalized
• Landowner obtains qualified appraisal
• BGC Board of Directors reviews final easement and adopts a formal resolution to accept the easement
• Sign and record the easement in the appropriate County Clerk's office
• BGC conducts annual easement inspections
  

For more information please contact Easement Project Counsel Ashley Greathouse at (859) 255-4552 or anoel@bluegrassconservancy.org.