Consultants

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Abernathy Consulting
7 Melbourne Ave
Silver Spring, MD 20901
Phone: (202) 257-8816
Email: jabernathy@verizon.net

Jim Abernathy has provided capacity building assistance to hundreds of environmental and conservation organizations throughout the United States in organizational assessments, strategic planning, leadership transitions, and strengthening coalitions and networks.  He has conducted guided organizational assessments of organizational strength and land transaction capacity for land trusts.

Anjali Kaul Consulting
8826 Chalk Knoll Drive
Austin, TX 78735
Phone: (512) 917-2525
Fax: (512) 306-8213
Email: anjalikaul@gmail.com

With over fourteen years of experience in the land conservation sector (almost twelve with the Trust for Public Land), Anjali Kaul provides comprehensive consulting services to non-profits in resource development (major gifts, foundation, and corporate fundraising, development planning, and board development); strategic planning and organizational development (LTA certified AYO trainer).

Anne W. Garnett
46 Cole Street
Jamestown, RI 02835
Phone: (401) 423-3547
Fax: (401) 423-3547
Email: awgarnett@cox.net

Asset & Risk Assessment International
38 Cemetary Rd
Charlton, MA 01507
Phone: (413) 237-9196

Barb Welch Consulting
661 Eastside Road
Hancock, ME 04640
Phone: (207) 422-1005
E-mail: barb@barbwelch.com
Website: www.barbwelch.com

Big Paw Wildlife Conservancy
P.O. Box 541
Harrisville, MI 48740
Phone: (989) 724-5089
E-mail: gregart@charter.net

Caroline M. Pryor
459 Sound Drive
Mount Desert, ME 04660
Phone: (207) 288-0152
Email: carolinepryor1@gmail.com

Working with land trusts, other community organizations and landowners, I offer thirty years of land conservation and non-profit organizational experience.  Guided Organizational Assessments, strategic planning, fundraising assistance, board development, project management and meeting facilitation are some of the services I provide.

Connectivity for Wildlife, LLC
10767 Citrus Drive
Moorpark, CA 93021-8732
Phone: (805) 469-3530
Fax: (805) 469-3530
Email: patrickd@cfwildlife.com
Website: www.cfwildlife.com

The mission of Connectivity for Wildlife is to provide scientifically robust data used for land acquisition strategies, conservation, and habitat connectivity projects. CFW gathers data using a variety of wildlife survey methods and ground truthing techniques. CFW survey methods also assess the permeability of a landscape for wildlife.

Conservation Consulting
4445 Moose Wilson Rd
Wilson, WY 83014
Phone: (307) 733-8673
Fax: (307) 733-3107
Contact: Story Clark
Email: storyclark@mac.com

Conservation Easement Consultants
9 Office Park Circle, Suite 101
Birmingham, Al. 35223
Phone: (205) 401-5181
Email: jbrady@cecllc.org

Conservation Easement Consultants provides services to our clients in the facilitation of structuring and placement of conservation easements.  Our staff assists clients in determining suitability, documentation preparation and execution and support activities such as appraisal, mapping, and baseline reporting.  CEC has placed in excess of 100,000 acres in conservation easements in Alabama, Georgia, Florida,Mississippi, New Mexico, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wyoming.

Conservation Impact
1792 Wynkoop St, Ste 307
Denver, CO 80202-1075
Phone: (303) 223-4886
Fax: (303) 223-4886
Email: shelli@conservationimpact.com
Website: www.conservationimpact.com

Conservation Impact provides comprehensive organizational development consulting to nonprofit organizations and public agencies. Since 1996, Conservation Impact has worked with dozens of Land Trusts of all sizes across the country to take them to their next level of development. The staff brings significant expertise in stewardship, conservation sciences and nonprofit management. Our services are focused and highly customized for each client. Contact us for information about strategic planning and positioning, marketing, organizational development and resource development.

Conservation Land Group, Inc
550 Montgomery St Ste 900
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: (415) 391-3003
Fax: (415) 391-2779

Conservation Partners
1604 Solano Ave
Berkeley, CA 94707-2109
Phone: (510) 528-7350
Fax: (510) 526-3672
Website: www.conservationpartners.com

Conservation Partners offers an array of services to successfully complete land conservation transactions. We provide legal counsel to both land trusts and landowners throughout California. We specialize in conservation easements, federal land exchanges and land acquisitions. Our services include negotiating, drafting and closing conservation transactions, in addition to acting as consultants regarding organizational and policy matters and in providing professional training.

Conservation Partners, LLC
PO Box 152
13 Court House Square
Lexington, VA 24450
Phone (540) 464-1899
Website: www.conservationpartnersllc.com

Conservation partners consults with Virginia landowners and their professional advisors throughout the process of donating conservation easements and preparing and registering high-quality Virginia land preservation tax credits. In most cases, after an easement donor's credits are registered we help the donor market and sell his or her credit to individuals and businesses who are enthusiastic about purchasing high-quality credits and supporting land conservation in Virginia.

Conservation Partners, LLC
1130 Crestview Drive
Annapolis, MD 21409
Phone (443) 758-5023
Website: www.conservationpartners.biz

Services Provided:Conservation Partners offers land planning, restoration, and stewardship services to the owners of conservation lands in Maryland. Our clients include individuals, land trusts, state and local land conservation programs, and conservation land buyers. We assemble a team of experts specific to each project's requirements, and can assist with obtaining project funding. Conservation Partners is a NRCS certified technical service provider.

Conservation Pays, LLC
Mr. Joseph C. Skalski
6849 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd, Bldg, A-2
Atlanta, GA 30328
Phone: 770-671-1533
Fax: 770-671-1347
Email: jskalski@largeandgilbert.com
Website: www.largeandgilbert.com

Conservation Pays, LLC is the land conservation affiliate of Large & Gilbert CPAs. The company coordinates landowners, appraisers, land trusts and attorneys to make grants of conservation easements happen.

Conservation Service Company, LLC
20 W Chapman St
Alexandria, VA 22301-2502
Phone: (703) 683-0506
Fax: (703) 683-4940
Email: jean@hockers.com
Contact: Jean W. Hocker

Conservation Tax Transfer, LLC
115 W Jefferson St.
Madison, GA 30650
Phone: (706) 334-20073
Fax: (877) 542-1033
Email: carl@taxtransferga.com
Website: www.taxtransferga.com

Conservation Tax Credit Transfer, LLC
PO Box 249
Masonville, CO 80541
Phone: (970) 612-0696
Fax: (970) 612-0698
Email: carl@taxtransfer.net
Website: www.taxtransfer.net

Conservation Tax Credit Transfer, LLC (CTCT) and Conservation Tax Transfer (CTT) facilitate the transfer and sale of conservation tax credits. CTCT operates in Colorado and CTT in Georgia. Our team brings over 23 years of experience and our passion for conservation to every credit transaction. We conduct a thorough due diligence review of all transaction documents to ensure high quality tax credits. We are actively involved in our conservation communities to strengthen conservation excellence.

Danosky & Associates
P.O. Box 396
Sherman, CT 06784
Phone: (860) 355-0249
Email: danosky@att.net
Website: www.danosky.com

As a consultant and senior executive for 30 years, Sharon Danosky has successfully guided diverse non-profit organizations, focusing on board building, leadership development, strategic planning, fund-raising and tactical marketing -- increasing the organizations’ stature, position and financial support in the community. In recent work with land trusts, she has guided strategic planning, increased fund-raising, facilitated land stewardship initiatives and acquisition criteria and assisted with development of Board policies. She is also a sought-after presenter at conferences.

Decisions Decisions
1001 SE Water Ave, Ste. 360
Portland, OR 97214
Phone: (503) 249-0000
Fax: (503) 249-0054
Email: jim@decision2.com
Website: www.decision2.com

Development for Conservation LLC
608 West Dean Ave
Madison, WI 53716
Phone: (608) 239-5006
Email: fundraisinghelp@sbcglobal.net
Website: www.developmentforconservation.wordpress.com

D4C assists conservation organizations raising money from individual donors by improving renewal, cultivation, and major gift systems. David Allen brings 25 years experience to the practice, including thirteen with TNC. He is a skilled seminar presenter, particularly in major gift fundraising. Specialties include Development Audits, Board training, and campaigns.

Diane Dickson Realty
1907 Wildwood Lane
Richmond, TX 77406-1346
Phone: (281) 794-5263
Fax: (281) 239-8833
Email: diane01@aol.com

Land brokerage in the State of Texas, specializing in equestrian properties.  We bridge the gap for land owners to land trusts by providing information and services which offer viable solutions and options in the vast array of land trusts available and the available conservation easement options.

DiPiazza, LaRocca, Heeter and Co, LLC
510 Office Park Drive, Suite 100
Birmingham, AL 35223
Phone: (205) 871-9973
Fax: (205) 871-9973
Email: avl@dlhcpa.com
Website: www.dlhcpa.com
Contact: Anthony Vincent LaRocca

Elizabeth Richardson
2294 Ronda Vista Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: (323) 661-1509
Email: elsema3@aol.com

Erickson Consulting
325 Keith Ave
Missoula, MT 59801
Phone: (406) 370-0454
Fax: (406) 721-8278
Email: dle@bresnan.net
Website: www.westernopenlands.com

Erickson Consulting, Inc provides planning and analysis services to land trusts, including organizational assessments, accreditation preparation, and strategic planning.  Donna Erickson has Alliance training in organizational development.  With extensive landscape planning experience, Erickson also assists land trusts in creating strategic land conservation plans.

Ernst Consulting
558 14th St SE
Washington, D.C.20003
Phone: (202) 489-3100
Fax: (202) 546-7990
Email: caryn.ernst@gmail.com

Caryn Ernst is an independent consultant, working with nonprofits in organizational development and management, financial sustainability and strategic planning.  Caryn’s expertise is in board development and leadership, public engagement and  consensus building, and facilitation.  Caryn has served in leadership positions for nonprofits in land conservation, watershed protection and community development.

Frontier GIS
6304 Hall Street
Austin, TX 78757
Phone: (512) 757-1484
Fax: (512) 757-1484
Email: sroberson@frontiergis.com
Website: www.frontiergis.com

Frontier GIS offers a range of services to improve and expedite the conservation easement process, including full-service mapping, on-site visits by certified wildlife biologists and mapping experts, and baseline document authoring.

Georgia H. Herbert, PC
PO Box 21
6537 Main St
The Plains, VA 20198-0021
Phone: (540) 253-5855
Fax: (540) 253-5209

Graff & Associates
518 Kettle Moraine Drive South
Slinger, WI 53086
Phone: (262) 644-9600
Email: graffinc@charter.net

Hammock, Arnold, Smith & Co
215 W. Figuero St
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone: (805) 966-0869
Fax: (805) 966-6352

Innovative Resources Group
11 Round Table Road
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Phone: 800-710-7760
Mobile: (518) 225-4057
Email: beth@innovativeresourcesgroup.com
Website: www.innovativeresourcesgroup.com
Contact: Beth Hershenhart

Katharine Bill
27 W Fawn Creek Rd
Winthrop, WA 98862
Phone: (509) 996-3156
Email: katharine.bill@gmail.com

Environmental consultant specializing in organizational mentoring, strategic planning, AYO Assessments, and conservation prioritization.

Law Office of Annette Lorraine, PLC / Land As Legacy Consulting
PO Box 1466
Montpelier, VT 05601
Phone: (802) 262-6400
Fax: (802) 262-4305
Email: rainlaw@sover.net
Website: www.landaslegacy.com

Annette Lorraine is a real estate attorney actively practicing in Vermont, and a land conservation consultant nationwide. She has direct experience in land trust transactional and stewardship work as well as degrees in environmental law and organizational behavior. These result in comprehensive, practical and efficient services.

Lenhart Obenshain
PO Box 1287
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Phone: (540) 437-3118
Email: lah@lolawfirm.com

Lenhart Obenshain PC represents easement holders and landowners in gift, bargain-sale and sale of conservation easements, and has helped preserve thousands of acres of land across Virginia.  Its team leader, Lisa Hawkins, has educated diverse audiences on conservation, ranging from land trusts to farmers, governmental officials and even other attorneys.  

Look At The Land, Inc.
19 Sunnyside Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: (301) 585-0393
Email: sjtassel@earthlink.net

Lyme Timber Company
23 S Main St, 3rd Floor
Hanover, NH 03755
Phone: (603) 643-3300
Fax: (603) 643-0331
Website: www.lymetimber.com
Contact: Peter R. Stein

Matrix New World Engineering, Inc.
26 Columbia Turnpike
Florham Park, NJ 07932
Phone: (302) 598-7553
Fax: (302) 824-7086
Email: lmalizzi@matrixneworld.com
Website: www.matrixneworld.com

Matrix New World Engineering, Inc. is a woman-owned environmental consulting and engineering firm with a focus on habitat restoration and site remediation. Our mission is to marry companies that need to do restoration with projects that require funding with the outcome being the betterment of the natural environment.

Maul Foster & Alongi
2001 NW 19th Ave, Ste. 200
Portland OR 97209
Phone: 971-544-2139
Fax: 971-544-2140
Email: tvick@maulfoster.com
Website: www.maulfoster.com

MFA’s environmental consultants assist land trusts with strategic planning, regional prioritizations and management of assets using GIS based development and mapping solutions. Developing GIS databases of land trust assets enables standardization of base line documentation and monitoring while regional prioritizations strategically target locations that meet conservation goals.

Mayes | Wilson & Associates, LLC
3323 North Summit Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53211
Phone: (414) 807-4319
Fax:  (414) 967-5860
Email: sara@mayeswilsonassociates.com
Website: www.mayeswilsonassociates.com

Regional offices:
Southeast
17746 Caldwell Station Rd
Huntersville, NC 28078
Phone: (704) 655-8727
Fax: (704) 453-1656

Southwest
P.O. Box 946
San Marcos, TX 78607
Phone: (414) 807-4319

MAYES|WILSON advises land trusts, nonprofit organizations, conservation and environmental groups, and conservation-minded individuals; helping clients focus their energy and resources to increase mission success. Services include organizational assessments, board evaluations, board and organizational development, and all aspects of planning—strategic, annual, transition, and succession. Specialty services for conservation organizations, agencies and landowners include conservation planning, assistance with conservation land transactions, land management, accreditation preparation, and stewardship.

McCallum & Kudravetz
250 E High St
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: (434) 293-8191
Fax: (434) 296-9641

McCandlish Holton
1111 E. Maine Ste 1500
PO Box 796
Richmond, VA  23219-3521
Phone: (804) 775-3100
Email: tfoster@lawmh.com
Website: www.mccandlishholton.com

Megan Gallagher, Conservation Consulting
5618 Rock Hill Mill Rd
The Plains, VA 20198
Phone: (540) 253-5162
Email: meganinc@earthlink.net
Website: www.meganincva.com

Megan Gallagher provides strategic planning for effective initiatives in land use, land protection and compatible economic development; develops advocacy campaigns to protect natural and historic resources; guides conservation board members and staff through program audits, organizational development and other steps to improve performance and gain tax exempt status or land trust accreditation; and creates messages, publications and other public outreach tools to achieve positive change in public policy.

The Mentor Company
131 Boardman Rd
East Haddam, CT 06423
Phone: (860) 873-3025
Email: jane.mentorco@gmail.com
Website: www.solutionmentor.com
Primary Contact: Jane Zirlis

An experienced management consultant, Jane guides organizations in strategic initiatives. An AYO-trained partner, she conducts assessments in the New England area.  Leadership development, succession planning, consensus-building, and decision-making strategies are used to enhance Board effectiveness.  Project management and process improvement expertise optimize process and limited resources.  Harvard BA, NYU MBA.  Life member of the East Haddam Land Trust, former Vice-President and President.

Natural Capital Development, Inc.
1004 Government St
Ocean Springs, MS 39564-3816
Phone: (228) 875-1032
Fax: (228) 875-1032
Email: cynthia@naturalcapitaldevelopment.com
Website: www.naturalcapitaldevelopment.com

Natural Capital Development is a woman-owned environmental consulting and project management firm in South Mississippi specializing in natural resource management, water resource management and cultural ecology - connecting communities to environment.

NE Computer Solutions, LLC
701 Cottage Grove Rd, Ste F10
Bloomfield, CT 06002-3073
Phone: (860) 243-9896
Fax: (860) 243-9896
Email: bereza@necomputersolutions.com
Website: www.necomputersolutions.com

Rowley & Associates, PC
6A Hills Avenue
Concord, NH 03301
Phone (603) 228-5400
Fax (603) 226-3532
Email: admin@rowleyandassociates.com
Contact: Eric C. Rowley, CPA

Sage Advisors
49 Birchwood Ln
Lincoln, MA 01773-4907
Phone: (406) 579-8259

Sage Advisors applies 25 years experience in land conservation to create opportunities and solutions for your needs, whether you are a landowner, land trust or professional colleague.  Specialties include design and management of complex transactions, conservation easement stewardship, public policy, research and lobbying.

Samuel Stokes
8000 Park Crest Drive
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: (301) 585-2270
Email: samstokes@aya.yale.edu

Sam Stokes assists land trusts with guided assessments and advises on natural areas protection, strategic planning, and effective management.  He has over thirty years' experience working for the National Park Service, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and nonprofit conservation organizations.

Scharffenberger Land Planning
523 17th Ave
San Francisco, CA 94121
Phone: (415) 387-3077
Fax: (415) 387-3077
Email: tscharf@pacbell.net

Tom Scharffenberger is a landscape architect and conservation planner who assists non-profit organizations and landowners with individual acquisition transactions, as well as the development of strategic conservation plans for entire regions.  Conservation plans have been prepared for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, American Farmland Trust, The Nature Conservancy, the Great Valley Center and several California land trusts.

SONRi Corp
26 Cascade Caverns Road
Boerne, TX 78015-8308
Phone: (210) 387-8628
Email: steve.bonner@sonricorp.com
Website: www.sonricorp.com

SONRI is dedicated to helping people talk about the balance between economic development, environmental impact, and social responsibility.  We have helped dozens of land trusts develop their organizational capabilities and capacity for conservation, and serve as consultants to key policy makers in Washington and around the nation.  From all-volunteer nonprofits to the Department of Defense, SONRI leads the way in cutting-edge conservation for a more sustainable future.

Spatial Data Management Corp.
P.O. Box 95191
Newton, MA 02495-0191
Phone: (978) 618-4235
Email: mmayo@sdmgis.com
Website: www.sdmgis.com

SDMC provides GIS, mapping, and data management consulting services that meet the needs and budgets of large and small projects.  SDMC can create parcel and aerial basemaps, streamline data management practices for land stewards, produce grant application attachments, and develop online map hosting to showcase your properties on the web.

SunOne Solutions
1444 Wazee St, #310
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (303) 500-5017
Fax: (303) 500-5017
Email: info@sunonesolutions.com
Website: www.sunonesolutions.com
Contact: John Hodges

SunOne Solutions is a leader in developing agricultural, forestry and land management projects for carbon credit markets.  To date, SunOne has successfully developed over 150 projects on over 2.2 million acres of land for over 3 million carbon “offset” credits.  SuneOne was named the #1 carbon aggregator in North America.

Superior Nonprofits, LLC
222 Dixon Street
Madison, WI 53704
Phone: (608) 242-8321
Fax: (608) 575-3632
Email: karen@superiornonprofits.com
Website: www.superiornonprofits.com
Contact: Karen Bassler

I have been consulting with nonprofit conservation groups for over a decade, working with them on strategic planning, conservation planning, policies and procedures review, and leadership development.  I have facilitated the creation of diverse collaborations, built partnerships between businesses and nonprofits, and helped in the formation of new organizations. My work can be tailored to meet your current organizational and programmatic needs, from a one-time presentation to an ongoing relationship.

Tax Credit Connection, LLC
PO Box 6618
Longmont, CO 80501
Phone: (303) 827-5851
Fax: (303) 682-3275

Third Sector Innovations
730 Bunting Ave
Grand Junction, CO 81501
Phone: 970-241-1139
Email: thirdsec@earthlink.net
Website: www.thirdsectoronline.com

Trout Mountain Forestry
1800 NW Upshur Street, Suite 201
Portland, OR 97209
Phone: (541) 602-2180
Fax: (503) 517-9990
Email: mark@troutmountain.com
Website: www.troutmountain.com
Contact: Mark Miller

Trout Mountain Forestry specializes in long-term, conservation-based forest management for family forest owners, land trusts, organizations and municipal governments throughout western Oregon and Washington.  We assist with conservation assessment, easement development, appraisal, mapping, and baseline reporting, as well as stewardship planning, restoration, and management for working forestlands.  TMF is an FSC certified resource manager and a NRCS certified technical service provider.

William A. Bayreuther Grant Writing
138 South Road
Readfield, ME 04355
Phone:  (207) 242-6029
Email: bill@billbayreuther.com
Website: www.billbayreuther.com
Contact: Bill Bayreuther, Principal

Woody Duncan, GIS
7 Duende
Santa Fe NM 87508
Phone: (505) 470-6120
E-mail: woodyduncangis@gmail.com
Website: www.woodyduncangis.com

Woody Duncan is a senior GIS consultant based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and is responsible for ensuring timely, organized, predictable delivery of multiple, overlapping GIS conservation projects. Woody has over ten years of experience building on land conservation initiatives successes, managing national clients, strategic partnerships, applied GIS techniques and development of intellectual capital.