Easements and contracts are not the right way to do this. Easements mean that the US taxpayers are further subsidizing farmers by paying farmers to literally d

Easements and contracts are not the right way to do this. Easements mean that the US taxpayers are further subsidizing farmers by paying farmers to literally do nothing. The government needs to actually buy the land and make it into parks / preserves. This way it stays a natural resource, and can be sold (for a profit) later if it's no longer needed.