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What's New

Announcing the 2012 New York State Conservation Partnership Program Grant Awards

$1.4 MILLION IN CONSERVATION GRANTS AWARDED TO LANDS TRUSTS STATEWIDE
Grants Leverage an Additional $1.2 Million in Private Money
Public-Private Partnerships to Boost Local Land Conservation
Conservation Partnership Program grants totaling $1.4 million were awarded to 53 nonprofit land trusts across the state, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Land Trust Alliance announced today at the Saint Paul Pocket Park in the City of Rochester. The grants, funded through New York State’s Environmental Protection Fund (EPF), will be matched by $1.2 million in private and local funding.

Upcoming Regional Conferences

Spring is conference season! Don't miss these great training opportunities from our regional partners!

CT Land Trust Conference, Saturday, March 24, 2012

Mass Land Conservation Conference, Saturday, March 24, 2012

NH Saving Special Places Conference, Saturday, April 14, 2012

ME Land Conservation Conference, Friday & Saturday, April 27-28, 2012

PA Land Conservation Conference, May 3-5, 2012

How We Help

The Land Trust Alliance works with land trusts and local communities throughout the Northeast to provide a host of tools, training, support and inspiration to ensure their success in protecting the air we breathe, water we drink and food we eat.

Accreditation Preparation: we provide coaching services, and occasionally funding, to help land trusts prepare for the land trust accreditation process.

Standards & Practices Assessments: we periodically provide staff and/or funding to work with land trusts on completing an assessment of their effectiveness implementing Land Trust Standards and Practices. The assessment process identifies areas for improvement and working together with either Alliance staff or a consultant a plan is developed to pursue full implementation of Land Trust Standards and Practices.

Information & Training: we provide a wealth of information via The Learning Center (available to Land Trust Alliance member organizations and their staff, board, and volunteers) to land trusts addressing all facets of operating a successful nonprofit and meeting their land conservation mission.; and often working with our state association partners support workshops and webinars based on the Alliance’s Land Trust Standards & Practices curriculum.

Mentoring/ Coaching: we provide tailored, in-depth one-on-one support to assist land trusts in organizational planning, critical staff or board transitions, leadership development, strategic conservation planning, and other organizational development needs.

Leadership Development: working with our national education team we periodically offer current and emerging leaders training, opportunities to connect with peers, and multi-day retreats to help strengthen their leadership skills.

For further information on any of these topics please contact the following Land Trust Alliance staff member:

Rob Cardeiro if you are in RI, CT, NJ, DE or PA

Kevin Case if you are in ME, NH, VT, MA or MD

Land Trust Alliance New York Program

The Land Trust Alliance Northeast Office functions as the land trust service center for New York's land trust community. Guided by the New York Advisory Board, the Alliance's New York program provides funding for New York land trust's through the New York State Conservation Partnership Program, offers training opportunities for land trust boards and staff, and advocates for conservation incentives and funding in the state capital.

If you are a land trust working in New York, please contact the New York Office in Saratoga Springs or visit our New York Program Homepage for more information on the Alliance's programming in New York.