A total of $5 million will be available for 2011-12 for a new Alberta grant program. The application deadline is Sept. 26.
The Alberta Land Trust Grant Program will make grants available to land trust organizations for the purchase of conservation easements on private land and to manage land administered under trusts.
Conservation easements are legally binding voluntary agreements between a landowner and a land trust. When placed on the land title, an easement restricts future surface development but current activities, like grazing, continue. The landowner retains title. The program will further long-term conservation and protection of ecologically important lands in the province.
Any land trust operating in Alberta is eligible to apply but must provide other funding and demonstrate that its project aligns with the government’s overall conservation objectives.
The grant and matching funds must go toward a specific project.
For information or to obtain an application contact Landtrust. grantprogam@gov.ab.ca
