Founded in 1985, Conservation Partners is dedicated to promoting the preservation of land for the public interest. Under the guidance of Harry Pollack, Conservation Partners specializes in advising, negotiating and drafting agreements to protect agricultural lands, natural habitats and open spaces.  The team has successfully completed a vast array of transactions involving conservation easements, land acquisitions and federal land exchanges. The work of Conservation Partners has resulted in thousands of acres of land being conserved for public use.

Conservation Partners’ practice ranges from legal services to consulting to brokerage services.  We excel in providing our clients with strategies that are creative, economically feasible and result in the long-term protection of land.   Our strategies include assisting land trusts in securing funds from outside sources to pay for professional fees and stewardship endowments.

Conservation Partners’ principal is Harry Pollack. Harry brings over 30 years of experience in the fields of law and real estate transactions. In addition to his professional work, he has served on the boards of numerous non-profit organizations such as: Bay Area Open Space Council’s Committee, California Collective Easement Defense Project and has assisted in the formation of California Council of Land Trust.  Prior to Harry’s assumption of leadership, Conservation Partners was operated by Ralph H. Brown, Jr. (1951-1994).  Ralph served as Director of the State of Illinois Nature Conservancy, and as an Associate Director of the Peninsula Open Space Trust.

Our Team