LandChoices: Opportunities for Landowners to Preserve Their Land

Land Choices: Changing Development in America

Other Choices for Preserving Your Land

LandChoices believes conservation subdivisions offer landowners one effective option for preserving the majority of their land, but there are other things owners can do which might serve their individual needs better. Two of those are natural landscaping and limited development. Here is some information to help you explore these.

Natural Landscaping
Reduce mowing, save money and create wildlife habitat in your backyard!

National Wildlife Federation Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program

Reduce costs! Natural landscaping for homes and businesses

Rain Gardens-Improve water quality in your community!
Create a rain garden (brochure and manual)

More rain garden information

Plans for different types of rain gardens:
Butterfly, DayLily and more with photos

You can help us reach landowners with these choices to preserve land!

Limited Development

"If you own land and would like to conserve it, but need to receive some income, too, limited development...may offer you the opportunity to do both.

Simply put, limited development means subdividing off fewer lots for housing than local zoning codes would permit. This allows the landowner to realize the financial gain of developing some of the land while protecting most of it.

In fact, the landowner may be able to sell the resulting home lots for a higher price than if he or she had built at the maximum number of units permitted by local zoning." From the Natural Lands Trust

Visit the Natural Lands Trust website to learn about Limited Development

Photo courtesy the St. Joe Company