Contact a land trust.
If you are located in Freeport, contact FCT If you are elsewhere and don't know of a land trust for your area, you may visit the Maine Land Trust Network at mltn.org for a map of Maine land trusts. A land trust can help you arrive at a conservation plan that makes the most sense for you, and can put you in touch with attorneys, appraisers, accountants, and land planners familiar with conservation techniques.
 
 
  Talk with your own legal and financial advisors.
The brief explanations provided here are intended only to give you an idea of what can be done. You should make decisions affecting the ownership and use of your property only after careful consideration and professional consultation.
 
 
 

Read further.
Maine Coast Heritage Trust, a statewide conservation organization, offers many very instructive publications, such as: Conservation Options, a Guide for Maine Landowners.  The Land Trust Alliance sells numerous publications discussing easements and other conservation techniques, which can be found at lta.org.
 

 
 

 
 

Brewer Woods beaver pond - Katrina VanDusen