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JOIN OUR MEMBERSHIP
We need your active support to enable us to continue working to protect the natural beauty of our peninsula. Please become a member today!
With your annual membership gift, you will receive fall and spring newsletters as well as periodic updates about special events and programs. Most importantly, you will have the satisfaction of knowing that your gift today will make a significant difference in the future character of our peninsula.
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MAKE A PLANNED GIFT
Looking for an enduring investment? Leave a land conservation legacy by making a planned gift to the Trust. Your bequest, charitable remainder trust or other planned gift will yield large returns for future generations by helping to ensure the long-term stewardship of our precious conservation lands as help as helping to protect other special places in our landscape. We will gladly provide more information about planned giving options, please contact us.
VOLUNTEER
We welcome volunteers, who play a vital role in helping us carry out our mission. Volunteers share their talents in many ways, including monitoring and maintaining trails, organizing events, serving on our committees and helping out around the office.
As a small, community-based nonprofit, we rely on the generous support of volunteers. Contact us to learn more and to find an opportunity that meets your time and interests.
CONSERVE YOUR LAND
You may own land worthy of having its natural qualities permanently protected, or you may know owners of important parcels who might be interested in conservation options.
Many conservation methods offer tax advantages, helping to reduce estate, income and property taxes. There are three common conservation methods to help you ensure the permanent protection of the special features of your property:
- CONSERVATION EASEMENTS — a legal document that limits the type and scope of development on your property. With this method, you may keep your land held in family ownership. The conservation easement restrictions are upheld by BHHT in perpetuity.
- DONATIONS — you may donate your land outright or donate a conservation easement. By making a donation of land or donating a conservation easement, you can make a generous gift while benefiting from income and estate tax deductions.
- SELLING YOUR LAND — you may be able to sell your land or sell the development rights to BHHT. There are various ways to sell your land through bargain sales, installment sales, right of first refusals, etc.
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CONSERVATION GUIDE — "Conservation Options: A Guide for Maine Landowners" is published by Maine Coast Heritage Trust. This document provides further information about the options and tools that exist for conserving land in Maine.
Download "Conservation Options: A Guide for Maine Landowners" (PDF file, 602KB)
