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4. Consider costs and capacity when developing and implementing
its records systems?
5. Have an accurate list of every conservation easement it holds
and a complete record of each transaction?
6. Have an easement map and a baseline documentation report
for every conservation easement it holds?
7. Know how to reach all current owners of conserved land?
8. Have written annual monitoring records for every conservation
easement it holds?
9. Track any reserved and permitted rights and approvals for
each conservation easement?
10. Have a secure backup records storage system that is safe from
loss through mishandling or disaster?
11. Keep original documents in a separate location from the
duplicates?
12. Take steps to remain current with relevant state and federal
laws affecting records management and evidentiary requirements
for maintaining records?
Scores
If your land trust scores:
12: Congratulations! Your land trust has put much time, effort
and thought into its systems, policies and procedures.
Share your success stories with the Land Trust Alliance
so others may learn from them (e-mail learn@lta.org).
9–11: Good job! Keep at it. Identify the few places where your
organization could improve and implement some of the
suggestions in this course.
5–8: Your land trust is on the right track and has tackled some
of the basics. Use this course to help you take the next
steps so that your organization has a complete system for
managing its conservation easement records.
0–4: By taking this course, you will learn how to design and
implement sound recordkeeping practices that will ensure
the permanence of your conservation easements.
Managing Conservation Easements in Perpetuity