The three-part Midwest Easement Webinar Series explores the regional agricultural landscape and tools to preserve and protect essential farmland. The series covers how to develop a Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) program, intersections of zoning and farmland easement programs, and the long-term financial and environmental outcomes of agricultural conservation easements.
Webinars:
Developing Purchase of Development Rights Programs Webinar: Barry Lonik of Treemore Ecology and Land Services and Janice Hill of Kane County, IL, provide essential insights on planning, funding, implementing, and garnering constituent support for municipal conservation easement programs.
The next two webinars will be held April 22nd, 2026 and May 20, 2026. Use the links below to register.


