Conservation easements generally preserve land in a predominantly natural or agricultural state. The efforts behind these easements often go unappreciated. The same is true for the notice requirements that correspond with the acquisition of property encumbered by a conservation easement. Failing to heed these notice requirements can impede acquisition efforts and add cost and delay to public projects.
Code of Civil Procedure section 1240.055 sets forth valuation and notice requirements for acquiring conservation easements under threat of condemnation in California.* It …