In fact, many people have granted easements to the land conservancy as a way of limiting development.
But Land Conservancy could not keep up payments to the sisters who held the mortgage.
The gorge had been designated as a land conservancy, a forest buffer established in 1902 that nothing could be built on.
The Land Conservancy has made the house available to the public through pre-arranged tours and special events.
The Land Conservancy draws much of its finances from membership revenue.
The land conservancy got scattered parcels near Las Vegas worth $46 million.
Recently Tejon declared its willingness to transfer about 100,000 acres into a land conservancy, which would preclude their development.
The Land Conservancy has protected more than 300 properties covering 50,600 hectares of land.
The Land Conservancy owns the site in trust for the people of British Columbia.
The Land Conservancy claims 8,600 members worldwide.
