Vermont Land Trust - Publications

"Land to Farm - Vermont Land Trust Gives Young Farmers a Start" (excerpt from Vermont Life, Summer 2002)

VLT Publications

Vermont Land Trust publishes the following brochures and technical bulletins, which provide detailed information on a variety of land conservation and planned giving issues.

Charitable Giving Series
The following documents are all in PDF format, unless labeled HTML. To view PDF documents, your computer needs a program such as the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Life Income Gifts -Charitable Remainder Trusts

Landowner Information Series:

Appraisal Requirements for Gifts of Land or Conservation Easements
Community Land Conservation
Conservation Easement Donations
Conservation Easement Stewardship (HTML)
Conservation Easements: Guide to the Legal Document
Farmland Protection: How to Conserve Your Farm
Tax Incentives for Conservation Easement Donations
Land Conservation Options
Managing and Harvesting Woodland Conserved by VLT
Operating Farm Easements: Guide to the Legal Document
Property Tax Impacts of Land Conservation
Questions & Answers (HTML)
Tax Benefits of Donating Conservation Easements
Tax Benefits of Donating Land
We have also compiled a list of links to resources that provide helpful information about owning and managing your land. Click here for details.

Conserved Land Atlas

A 52-page, full-color, oversized atlas of protected land in Vermont is for sale from our Montpelier office for $35. Contact Shelly at (802) 262-1201 to order.

Other VLT Publications:

Annual Report - or contact our office to receive a copy
Membership Information (HTML)
Newsletter - excerpts available online (HTML)
Ethical Responsibilities of Land Trusts (HTML)

To receive a copy of any of these materials, please contact the Montpelier office. For other questions or to learn more on how to include the Vermont Land Trust in your estate plans, contact Darby Bradley.

Vermont Land Trust
8 Bailey Avenue
Montpelier, VT 05602
Phone: (802) 223-5234 | Fax: (802) 223-4223