Fill out the online application (below) or download the PDF application and send it in. Download the Printable Application (PDF) Application for Perpetual Conservation Easement or Servitude Fill out this application to apply for a conservation easement or servitude with the Mississippi River Trust Step 1 of 6 16% APPLICANTName(Required) First Middle Initial Last Address(Required) Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP / Postal Code Phone(Required)FaxEmail(Required) Name(s) of all applying for the conservation easement/servitude(Required) PROPERTY OWNERSHIP, LOCATION, AND SIZEProperty ownereship(Required) I (We) hereby attest that the name(s) listed directly above have complete control of the property and said title described in the questions below. Do you have an unencumbered title to the property?(Required) Yes No If no, what are the encumbrances?(Required)County(ies)/Parish(es) the land is located in(Required) Section(Required) Township(Required) Range(Required) Acreage of land committed with this application(Required) Attach U.S. Geological Survey Quadrangle Map with boundary lines drawn on map.(Required)Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, gif, png, pdf, Max. file size: 256 MB. FEDERAL AND STATE CONSERVATION PROGRAMSIs the land currently enrolled a federal or state conservation program such as the Conservation Reserve Program, Agricultural Land Easement, Wetlands Reserve Easement, Partners for Fish and Wildlife, carbon program, or other federal or state conservation programs?(Required) Yes No What are the programs the land is enrolled in?(Required)What is the remainder of the contract/easement period?(Required) What is the expiration date of the contract/easement?(Required) Would the applicant prefer that the land remain eligible for enrollment in such programs?(Required) Yes No SIGNIFICANT FEATURESDoes the property have any significant features (i.e., caves, native prairie, wetlands, bottomland hardwoods, upland hardoowds, longleaf pine, bayous, scenic areas, historical features, and does it include lakes and or rivers, etc.)?(Required) Yes No Describe these features(Required) CURRENT LAND USEHow is the land currently being used? (i.e. forested, grassland, row crop, fallow, rice, catfish, pasture, etc.)(Required)Acres in Wetlands(Required) Acres in Bottomland Hardwoods(Required) Acres in Upland Hardwoods(Required) Acres in Native Prairie(Required) Acres in Longleaf Pine(Required) Acres in Plantation Pine(Required) Acres in Cropland(Required) Acres in Pasture(Required) Acres in Water(Required) Acres in Mixed Upland Hardwoods/Pine(Required) Acres in Coastal Savannas(Required) Acres in Agricultural Fields Annually Flooded for Waterfowl(Required) Other (acreage and type) FUTURE LAND CONSIDERATIONSIf the land can not be a part of any state/federal conservation program or carbon program, how will the land be used in the future? (i.e., continue current land use, sell for development, etc.) Cropland Pasture Water(Required)Why do you desire to place a conservation easement on the property?To the best of my knowledge, the above information is true and correct.(Required) Yes No EmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
