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MassWoods Forest Conservation Program

 

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McLennan Reservation: Lessons Learned
  • Land protection doesn’t need to be complicated.
  • One can donate his or her land to a conservation organization and still live on the property.
  • Clearly delineating which expenses and responsibilities fall to the donor and which to the conservation organization makes the management of the life estate straight forward.