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Land Protection
Visit our Conservation Easement and Preserve links for descriptions
of our current lands under protection
Loon Echo Land Trust preserves land in three major ways:
- Conservation Easements - Conservation easements are a tool to help land owners
 protect their property while maintaining ownership of their land. The property’s ecological and aesthetic features are protected while most future development rights are relinquished. The easement becomes part of the property’s deed so the property will remain conserved during future ownership. The land trust is responsible for annually monitoring the land to ensure that it is being protected accordingly.
- Purchase - Loon Echo may decide to purchase special and threatened parcels in the organization’s service area. Those of strategic importance, such as the Pleasant Mountain Preserve, are owned and managed by Loon Echo for public recreation (hunting, hiking, fishing, snowshoeing), habitat protection, and forest management.
- Gift - Generous individuals may choose to donate land to us, such as the Mayberry Hill Preserve in Casco and the Sylvan Woods in Harrison. Through the bequest of Helen Allen, we were able to set up an environmental education fund for programs in local schools and libraries as well as a land acquisition fund for special parcels in Casco. Please contact us if you are interested in donating your property to support Loon Echo and its conservation mission.
Map of Service Area, Easements, and Preserves*
We are always looking for volunteers to help with trail maintenance or to be on a Stewardship Committee. Click here to learn more about volunteering.
*downloads best with high speed connection; need free Adobe reader to view
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