For us, conservation has never meant locking land up or keeping people out. It’s just the opposite. We want to see farms stay in production, families out on the land, people hiking, fishing, hunting, and continuing the ways of life that have always been part of this place. Conservation, at its best, supports that.
There are different ways to make that happen. Many landowners choose to protect their property through a conservation easement. The concept is simple: they still own their land where it can still be lived on, worked, and sold, but it’s protected forever from future development that could change it in ways that can’t be undone.
In other cases, Mainspring directly purchases the land. Sometimes we care for it ourselves. Other times, we transfer it to partners so it can become part of state or national public lands – places for more people to get outside and experience, while ensuring they’re protected forever.
However it comes together, the goal is the same – to protect what makes this region special, prevent changes that can’t be undone, and keep the land connected to the people who depend on it, all while caring for it in a way that respects both its natural and cultural values.
Questions? Contact Mainspring’s Land Conservation Team to understand more about how Mainspring saves the places you love.
