Property Ownership

A Vermont 'conservation easement' held by a land trust restricts a property owner's land from being:

AFarmed using organic methods
BDeveloped or subdivided beyond what the easement allows, protecting conservation values in perpetuity✓ Correct
CSold to another party
DEnrolled in the Current Use Program

Explanation

A conservation easement is a voluntary legal agreement that permanently restricts development and other uses of land to protect its conservation values (agricultural, forestry, scenic, wildlife). Vermont has extensive conservation easement activity through land trusts such as the Vermont Land Trust.

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