Winter 2010
Vol. 29, No. 1
Saving Land Winter 2010
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Cover Story
Making Connections: Conservation, Community, Economy
by Megan Shore
Land trusts are thinking strategically not only about the land they protect, but how their work can support a wider array of community needs. In turn, healthy, vibrant communities will support conservation over the long run. Read >>
Features
North America's Great Carbon Ocean
by John H. Davidson
Protecting prairie grasslands keeps carbon in the soil and slows the pace of climate change. Read >>
An Endangered Species
Young ranchers are becoming an endangered species. But Ben Rogers, who owns and runs the Russell Ranch in Colorado, wants to spread a message of hope. Read >>
Adverse Possession: This land is whose land?
by Sheila McGrory-Klyza
Whenever two parcels of land share a common boundary, disputes are sure to happen. This can result in an adverse possession claim, one of the more common challenges that landowners, and land trusts, face. Read >>
Departments
From the President
Rally 2009 Address: Going Far Together. Read >>
Conservation News
When saying "no" is appropriate for a land trust; more on the benefits of conservation; what motivates landowners. Read >>
Policy Roundup
A co-sponsor map for the tax incentive bill and what you can still do to make the bill permanent. Read >>
Voiced
Attorney Jerry Cosgrove discusses scenic attributes in agricultural conservation easements. Read >>
Board Matters
The advantages of board committees; the second annual Board Member Summit at Rally; Challenge logos. Read >>
Accreditation Corner
The accredited Athens Land Trust in Georgia has a dual mission as a community land trust and a conservation land trust. Read >>
Fundraising Wisdom
Real estate gifts: worth pursuing now more than ever. Read >>
Resources & Tools
Learning tools; new publication resources; useful websites. Read >>
People & Places
Rally in Review; Mike Dennis retires from TNC. Read >>
Inspired
Re-weaving land and community. Read >>
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