PEC's Land Conservation staff has assembled Easement Packets filled with important information about conservation easements. To receive a hard copy of your free packet, call Maggi MacQuilliam at PEC's Warrenton headquarters at (540) 347-2334 ext 29 or email mmacquilliam[at]pecva.org.

The packet includes:

• PEC Annual Report
• How Can PEC Assist You? (pdf, 35 kb)
• VOF Consent Form: Important Information about Conservation Easements
• VOF Sample Easement (.doc, 127kb)
• VOF Procedures
• VOF Easement Application (.doc, 201kb)
• VOF Easement Guidelines (.pdf, 65kb)
• VOF Brochure
• VOF Contact Information
• Sample Worksheets Showing the Tax Benefits of a Conservation Easement
• Article: New Tax Incentives Make Easements More Attractive by Stephen Small and C. Timothy Lindstrom
• Virginia Supplement to "A Simplified Guide to the Tax Benefits of Donating a Conservation Easement"
• A Simplified Guide to the Tax Benefits of Donating a Conservation Easement
• Update on VA State Income Tax Credit for Easement Donors, Chart, Attorney General Opinion
• Summary of Tax Benefits of Conservation Easements (pdf, 40 kb)
• Steps for Landowners in Donation of a Conservation Easement
• Ten Steps in Conveying a VOF Easement
• PEC Aspects Newsletter
• PEC Protection Your Land with a Conservation Easement Brochure
• IRS Guidance on Qualified Appraisals and Appraisers (pdf, 132kb)
• Transfer of Virginia Land Preservation Tax Credits Fact Sheet (pdf, 40 kb)
• Transfer of Virginia Land Preservation Tax Credits Frequently Asked Questions (pdf, 2.6mb)
• Riparian Buffers - An Overview (pdf, 720kb)