We specialize in working with landowners to explore options other than full scale development.
Southeast Arizona Land Trust works
cooperatively with private landowners to
protect the natural ecosystems and historic
ranching traditions of southeastern Arizona.
Land trusts and landowners work
together to protect land.
Ranchland. Farmland. Wildlife habitat.
Crucial watersheds.
A land trust is a local or regional non-profit organization that
conserves land by acquiring easements or fee title to property or
assists governmental agencies with conservation land transactions
Our region changes every day as climate and beauty draw people from all
over the world, either full time, or seasonally.
We all see the impact of subdivision, development and limited water.
Many people fear that their own property, and the property of folks around
them may be subject to unwanted development.
Years of caring ranch management, acres of natural landscape, havens for wildlife, all
represent investments and a love of the land that may be at risk because of economic
and financial pressures beyond the landowner's control.
Fortunately, there is still time to conserve the ranchlands and natural ecosystems of
southeastern Arizona, but we all need to roll up our sleeves and get busy.
We specialize in working with landowners to explore options other than full scale development.
Conservation easements are voluntary legal agreements that limit, forever, the
type and intensity of future land uses.
Landowners still retain ownership and control over the management of the land.
Conservation easements are tailored to the landowner's needs.
Conservation easements may be donated, or in special cases where funding can be obtained, an easement may be purchased by the land trust.
The Southeast Land Trust is dedicated to preserving private land from the
Tohono O'odham Reservation to the Chiricahua Mountains in Santa Cruz, Cochise, and
Graham Counties, as well as Pima and Greenlee Counties, not already served by a land trust.
The Southeast Arizona Land Trust's board of directors includes a diverse mix of individuals with
backgrounds in business, small and large scale ranching, real estate, land planning, water and
the environment, and community foundations.
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