What defines a successful land conservancy effort?

Does it mean that:

• land will be protected from development permanently?
• a landowner has made an outright gift of land to a land trust or other entity?
• land is preserved to be used by the general public for outdoor recreation?
• a relatively natural habitat for fish, wildlife, plants or similar ecosystem is protected?
• open space, including farmland and forest land, is preserved for its ecological benefits and the scenic enjoyment of the general public?
• a historically important structure or land area is conserved?

  While investigating land conservancy success stories, we have found that the definition can change depending on the goals of the landowners and other interested parties. The result may be a complex multi-faceted solution.

  The following examples present a broad range of conservancy solutions.

Packard Manse

Stoughton, Massachusetts

Dominican Sisters at Genesis Farm
Caldwell, New Jersey

Society of St. Margaret

Duxbury, Massachusetts

Worcester Diocese and Catholic Charities

Worcester, Massachusetts

Brothers of the Holy Cross

Valatie, New York

Dominican Sisters of Amityville

Water Mill, New York