The Waupaca County Working Land Conservation Easement Program is designed to help farmers and woodland owners ensure their crop and forest land stays in production...the same land that supports our local economy with agriculture and tourism.

The Easement Program is a voluntary donation tool available to landowners to help protect productive working land from non-agriculture development. Land with a conservation easement continues to be privately owned, but with limitations regarding future use.

What is a conservation easement? A conservation easement is a voluntary binding written agreement (contract) between a landowner and a qualified conservation organization (land trust, non-profit or government entity). To protect the land’s “resource” value, an easement permanently limits the use of the property (parcel). Easements accepted by Waupaca County must be perpetual, “running” with each donated parcel and recorded by the Register of Deeds. The easement is binding on all current and future owners. 

Waupaca County Working Land Conservation Easement Program Flier