Genesee Valley Conservancy

About the Organization

Our mission at the Genesee Valley Conservancy is to work to protect the working lands (farms and forests), open space, and habitat of the Genesee River Valley. We work in a 1.5 million acre service territory in the bread basket of New York State to ensure the land base that provides critical public goods and ecosystem services remains durable and intact. Our strategic priorities have evolved from land protection to incorporating a suite of agricultural land conservation activities that align with our mission of ensuring a productive landscape remains available for producers. The combination of land preservation and technical service delivery through a trusted network of private landowners is an important component of our agricultural conservation program.

Regional Navigator Services 

• Connect non-farming landowners with underserved or low -resource farmers who face barriers to land access, including capital, land collateral, networks, or other socio-economic hurdles.
• Help education and connect farmers on generational and other types of farm transfer activities, including succession planning.
• Provide workshops with experts who can assist on land tenure, land lease, and other needed technical assistance.
• Provide opportunities for farmland protection via State and Federal programs, including Buy-Protect-Sell.

Or out to us for support in the following areas: 

• Farmland Protection
• Finding and Evaluating Farmland
• Farm Legal Guidance
• Farm Transfer and Estate Planning