We take our promise to protect South Kingstown’s natural and historic landscapes and sites seriously. Our Stewardship Team works closely with landowners to answer questions about their conservation easements and ensure that these agreements are followed.
Through our stewardship program, we:
- Help landowners understand how their conservation easement applies to their property
Visit every protected property annually (typically between January and April) - Review and approve major activity requests, such as requests to build structures, cut timber, etc.
- Take steps, when necessary, to remedy and defend any violation of a conservation easement
- Our goal is to be a resource to landowners and to ensure that the conservation easement’s conditions are upheld—not to tell people how to use or manage their land.