Meetings discuss conservation easements

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is hosting upcoming public meetings with private landowners and staff from Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation about lands under conservation easement in northwest Montana.

A conservation easement is a voluntary legal agreement between a landowner and a land trust or government agency that permanently limits uses of the land to protect its conservation values. FWP holds conservation easements to protect vital fish and wildlife habitat, retain working lands, and maintain recreational access opportunities for the public. Lands under easement remain in private ownership and management, and landowners continue to pay property taxes.