Specifically, perpetual easements bought in the name of saving wildlife or wild land. But like so many other rights, the right to do what we want with our turf comes with restrictions. One restriction that makes sense is establishing time limits to land easements.
Perpetual easements are, well, they are forever.
No landowner should be able to sell restrictions that bind his or her land forever. North Dakota stands as the only state that does not allow perpetual easements. In this case, we might be alone but we are right. Proposed legislation moving through the Legislature seeks to change our ways. These efforts are a mistake.