Conservation Easements as a Way out of Bankruptcy?

I periodically often talk about conservation easements as part of a larger trend of monetizing ecosystem services and environmental amenities. So I was intrigued to stumble across a bankruptcy case today where the landowner stated it was exploring placing a conservation easement on its land as a way to "monetize the property" in an effort to reduce some of the debt owed (not clear if the landowner is trying to sell the conservation easement for cash or make a donation, the monetization is clear for a sale). The case, In re: Alvion Properties, Inc., Debtor. from the bankruptcy court in the southern district of Illinois (2015 WL 5465175) doesn't actually have much to say about conservation easements other than mentioning that the debtor is planning to proceed with "granting" the conservation easement while also exploring selling timber and mineral rights.

In some ways these actions may appear at odds and present a different framework than what we might think of as a more traditional conservation eaesment.