Property Qualifications for Protection by a Jackson Hole Land Trust Conservation Easement A property’s resources and qualities are thoroughly investigated to determine the whether the property is appropriate for protection by a Jackson Hole Land Trust conservation easement. Some factors that effect qualification are more important than others. For example one single factor may be enough to qualify the land for protection. On other occasions, several factors are combined qualify the land for protection by a Jackson Hole Land Trust conservation easement. Some of the qualification factors include the land being a critical wildlife habitat or migration route, an active ranch or used for agricultural reasons, reasonably natural and undisturbed, and visible from major highways and rivers that are used by the public. The qualified lands are frequently found within Grand Teton National Park or the National Forest. Other factors for qualification include: land found along important rivers, streams or creeks, land sharing a boundary with public preserves such as a National Forest and Wildlife Refuges, land bordering other property being protected by a conservation easement, and land having potential power to obstruct scenic views if it were developed.