It is amazing what CCF can do with a few dollars. With CCF seed money for planning and surveys, we have helped Carlisle landowners put Conservation Restrictions (CRs) on property worth hundred of thousands of dollars. One landowner put a permanent restriction on a buildable lot valued at $250,000. While CCF could not afford to buy this land, we provided several thousand dollars up front to help the landowner with the CR process, and our efforts are helping conserve several adjacent pieces as well. Owners will maximize both the tax benefits from the donation of CRs and the number of acres saved. This happy “win-win” result encourages the owners of other sizable pieces to add to a growing green belt in town.