Are there different types of easement options?
Yes. But with each use that is retained, payment is decreased. Four options for both the prairie and grassland easements: No use. With this easement option the rights to graze, hay, crop, ditch, and harvest seed are purchased by the federal Government. Haying Only With this easement option rights to graze, crop, and ditch are purchased by the federal Government. The right to hay and harvest seed is retained by the landowner but only after July 15 of each year (to protect ground-nesting wildlife). The Service’s easement manager reserves the right to say when and where this easement option is used. Grazing Only With this easement option rights to hay, crop, ditch, and harvest seed are purchased by the federal Government. The right to graze is retained by the landowner and no grazing restrictions are placed on the land. The Service’s easement manager reserves the right to say when and where this easement option is used. Both Grazing and Haying With this easement option rights to crop and
