Spring 2011
Saving Land Spring 2011
Full Edition (6.10 MB)
Cover Story
The Retirement Bomb | By Brenda Lind
As the land trust community matures so do its leaders. Are land trusts ready for the massive changing of the guard that’s coming?
Features
Protecting the View | By Elizabeth Wroblicka
Scenic easements are possibly the most widely used of all the types of conservation easements. Learn how scenic easements are being used today, and what drafting issues land trusts should be aware of.
Land We Love: Valuable, Vulnerable and Vanishing : Text and Photograph By Carolyn Fannon
The Coastal Prairie Partnership, a grassroots coalition in Texas, educates the public about the benefits of the last remaining coastal prairie ecosystems.
Reality Check for Online Fundraising | By Andy Robinson
A report commissioned by the Institute for Conservation Leadership looks at how environmental grassroots organizations are, or are not, raising money online.
Departments
Bold Action
The Alliance rolls out a new strategic plan; a land trust helps laid-off workers; and more
One year to spread the word about, and put to use, the enhanced conservation easement tax incentive
What is the larger role of a land trust in its community?
Conservation Finance Boot Camp attendees share what they learned; Board Member Challenge profile and logos
Accredited land trusts as a group reflect the breadth of the land trust community
Is your land trust overlooking an opportunity to conserve land and build your endowment at the same time?
Land trust salaries and benefits survey; new appraisal book; and more
New Alliance board members; fire on the mountain; a governor keeps his word; Ear to the Ground
The healing refrains of nature
Congratulations to the land conservation groups around the country for achieving accreditation
Extra! Extra! Read an extended piece from the latest Saving Land
Protecting the View (full version) | By Elizabeth Wroblicka
How scenic easements are being used today
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