BLC Conservation Easement Landowner Guide

PART 6: LANDOWNER STORIES
“Farm Week” reunions where everyone works and plays together in old-fashioned barn
raisings, the farm holds some of their family’s best memories and experiences.
The brothers believe though that the land will eventually transfer out of the family, and
that belief became another significant reason for them to conserve it. “This takes the
pressure off our children, and whether they keep it or sell it, they know that our wish for
the farm to be protected into the future will be carried out,” Ren and Scott say, before
adding,
“We wanted to permanently conserve the land for our father and our other ancestors’
sake. We believe future generations will deeply appreciate this unique agricultural and
historic legacy. No matter who owns this land in the future, it can remain bountiful and
productive farmland, and its rich American history will be preserved.”
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