A listing on such a registry becomes more meaningful and will hopefully engender a sense of pride in the participating landowners. Dedication - Dedication is the placement of a natural area into a legally established system of nature preserves. Dedication of a natural area protects it from conversion to any other use that is not a public use. A County Clerk cannot lawfully record a dedication unless it contains terms protecting the land against modification or encroachment. Dedication is a very inexpensive method of protection because usually the receiving agency's only costs are for maintenance, posting, fencing, and preparing and recording the articles of dedication.
Property owners can dedicate specific interests of full fee title into a preserve system.
The owner does not give up title if only partial dedications are made. Outright Donation - Outright donation or gift deed is a very desirable method of property conveyance because it is simple and it gives the entrusted party a relative freedom to vary the uses of the property to meet changing needs or conditions. Donation of property avoids further real estate or estate taxes, and maximum savings can be obtained from federal and state income and capital gains taxes. Under California state tax laws, a property owner, whether a private. An individual or a corporation, is entitled to a tax reduction by donating all or part of the property to a qualifying charitable organization.