Getting Started Getting Started To get started, contact us. We will be happy to answer any questions and meet with you. All of our services are free. In the office, staff researches property for additional conservation features such as endangered species habitat or unusual natural features, archeological sites, historic structures.
Staff also prepares color slide exhibit.
Property owner and staff discuss and draft a deed of conservation easement. Staff presents the deed of easement to Board of Trustees for approval or rejection. Property owner, M.E.T. Director, and Assistant Attorney General sign the deed. The deed of easement is sent to Maryland Board of Public Works for ratification. Staff records deed in County Lands Records Office.