Utah Open Lands

Open Space preservation using a Utah Open Lands Trust

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Utah Open Lands is an accredited land trust. Accreditation means Utah Open Lands meets national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. Utah Open Lands has demonstrated to the Land Trust Alliance Accreditation Commission our commitment to excellence. Accredited land trusts meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. These land trusts demonstrate their commitment to excellence by adopting Land Trust Standards and Practices, the ethical and technical guidelines for the responsible operation of a land trust, and meeting the accreditation requirements drawn from them.  Learn More.

Our Mission

Utah Open Lands is a non-profit land trust conservation association. Our mission is to preserve and protect open space in order to maintain Utah’s natural heritage and quality of life for present and future generations. This is achieved by assisting private landowners, government agencies and communities in the voluntary preservation of the agricultural, scenic, recreational, historic and wildlife values of open land.

Updates

Congress votes to make tax incentives permanent for landowners donating a conservation easement.





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Landowner Info

The hallmark of Utah Open Land’s innovative tools is the conservation easement. A conservation easement is a binding, legal agreement entered into mutually by a landowner and Utah Open Lands for the purpose of protecting the special features of a property by restricting development. Get more information