The Department of Land and Natural Resources is to receive a grant today from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Legacy Program to purchase a second conservation easement on the Big Island.

State officials will also announce the completion of two additional conservation easements in the same area at a formal grant reception ceremony set for 11 a.m. at the DLNR board room, 1151 Punchbowl St., Room 132.

The Forest Legacy Program identifies important forest lands that are threatened by conversion to non-forest uses, and provides funds to state agencies that are equipped to protect these lands in perpetuity.