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For families and landowners

You do not have to be ready to sell your land to start preparing for what comes next.

Every property is different. Every family is different. ACRES KEPT helps you understand what you have, what your family wants, and what your options are — so whatever you decide, you decide it together and on your own terms.

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The assessment takes about five minutes. Nothing is shared without your say-so.

Is this for us?

ACRES KEPT is for families who are…

  • Trying to understand what you own
  • Clarifying who owns it — and how
  • Balancing several family priorities
  • Considering management or conservation
  • Trying to understand value and opportunities
  • Preparing for inheritance or succession
  • Weighing whether to hold, lease, transfer, sell, or pursue another path

Many families are somewhere in the middle — not in crisis, just wanting clarity before decisions have to be made. That is a good time to start.

The family journey

Seven steps, at your family's pace.

You can pause at any step. There is no required end point — many families stop once they have the clarity they came for.

  1. 1

    Understand the property

    What you own, where it is, its condition, and what it can support.

  2. 2

    Clarify ownership and family priorities

    Who holds title, who has a say, and what matters most to each person.

  3. 3

    Explore your options

    Management, conservation, funding programs, and transition options — side by side.

  4. 4

    Prepare documents and questions

    Gather the papers and the questions that make professional conversations productive.

  5. 5

    Connect with trusted resources

    Reach appropriate professionals and programs when you are ready, with your consent.

  6. 6

    Decide what path makes sense

    Hold, lease, transfer, conserve, sell, or something else — the family decides.

  7. 7

    If you choose, join the private network

    Participate privately in the stewardship network — only if and when your family wants to.

Our promise to families

You are not listing your land by joining ACRES KEPT.

  • • Joining does not publicly list your property.
  • • Joining does not commit your family to selling or transferring anything.
  • • Joining does not automatically introduce you to Stewards.
  • • Taking part in the stewardship network is a separate decision your family controls.

Start with what you know today.

Take the assessment for a personalized roadmap, or see what membership helps your family do.

Start the Landowner Readiness Assessment →See What Membership Includes →