Conservation Easement

[kret]

Does anyone have experience with conservation easements. There are very few ways left for me to reduce my federal tax liability and this seems like a reasonable (albeit not without risk). If you have done it before, any particular groups you have used in the past?

Thanks

[G]

I tried with the Nature Conservancy but they weren't interested in the 1 acre that I wanted to donate.  Their chapter in my state has a nice presentation.

I guess it makes sense that it isn't worth the hassle for them to take such a small plot.  On the other hand, if someone wanted to give me free land....

[jfoxcpacfp]

kret wrote:

Does anyone have experience with conservation easements. There are very few ways left for me to reduce my federal tax liability and this seems like a reasonable (albeit not without risk). If you have done it before, any particular groups you have used in the past?

Thanks

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Like  G, We have used Nature Conservancy. Nice folks, easy to deal with.

[tex]

Does anyone have good resources for pro/cons for conservation easement from the perspective of a private landowner? The "family farm" is co-owned by MIL and her siblings, and this has been brought up as a possibility.