. A planning guide for protecting Montana's wetlands and riparian areas . Wetlands; Wetland management; Riparian areas; Riparian areas. Watercourse, Box 170575, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, (406) 994-6671; or electronically Conservation easements can be used to protect wetlands and riparian areas by: prohibiting development near these areas through setbacks, building envelopes or zones of non-development {see Zones of Non-development, page 4-5); fencing buffer strips around an area; and/or prohibiting certain uses from
. A planning guide for protecting Montana's wetlands and riparian areas . Wetlands; Wetland management; Riparian areas; Riparian areas. Watercourse, Box 170575, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, (406) 994-6671; or electronically Conservation easements can be used to protect wetlands and riparian areas by: prohibiting development near these areas through setbacks, building envelopes or zones of non-development {see Zones of Non-development, page 4-5); fencing buffer strips around an area; and/or prohibiting certain uses from occurring in the area (such as prohibiting grazing in a wetland). Strengths: When conservation easements are made in perpetuity, the easement stays with the land, ensuring the resources and the land value will be retained indefinitely, even if land ownership changes. Because conservation easements are voluntary, they are well accepted by landowners and the general public. Increasingly, Montana property owners are willing to enter into easements to protect resource values. As a result, significant acreage is being protected through this conservation tool. Purchased easements provide direct compensation to participating landowners, whereas future tax breaks constitute the compensation under a donated easement. The direct, up-front payment of a purchased easement is usually more attractive to those landowners who need cash to continue their agricultural operation. Landowners often are more willing to include management restrictions that would protect wetlands and riparian areas with purchased easements. Weaknesses: Wetlands and riparian areas are only protected in a conservation easement if a landowner is willing to protect these areas, and if specific protection provisions are contained in the easement. In donated easements, it can be more difficult to include the management restrictions necessary to protect a wetland or riparian area because the landowner is not being compensat
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