Workshop to Teach Conservation Easement Basics

Conservation easements impact land use rights and are important for every real estate agent to understand when brokering the buying and selling of property. Much of New Hampshire’s land is conserved for future generations through conservation easements and many real estate professionals in the state must navigate these protective covenants.

Two workshops are scheduled in December to provide real estate professionals information on conservation easements, including what they are, the benefits of easements to landowners and the community, the effects of conservation easements on real estate transactions, and more. Real estate professionals can choose from workshops scheduled on Dec. 1, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to noon in Peterborough, and Dec. 3, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. in Moultonborough.

Karen Bennett, forestry specialist with UNH Cooperative Extension, said in a press statement, “We recognize that conservation easements can be tricky to maneuver during real estate transactions. These workshops will provide valuable insight from an instructor with many years of experience working with conservation easements in New Hampshire.”

The workshop instructor is Tom Howard, ALC, GRI, CBR, who is the principal broker with N.H. Conservation Real Estate. Licensed since 1987, Tom has specialized in conservation transactions since 1992. He gained valuable experience working with the Lakes Region Conservation Trust and Society for the Protection of N.H. Forests, where he worked with landowners to complete conservation easement transactions.

The cost is $30 and registration is required and accepted up to the day of each workshop. Online registration is encouraged. Go to http://bit.ly/ConservationEasement to find the online registration, or contact Annarie Van Coesant at 603-862-1028 orannarie.vancoesant@unh.edu. The N.H. Real Estate Commission has assigned three credit hours for this workshop.