Midwest
About the Midwest Region
From the northern reaches of Appalachia, to the majestic Great Lakes, to the Great Plains and farmland of the central U.S., this 12-state Midwest region is anchored by a community of 250 local and regional land trusts that have collectively saved well over half a million acres. Learn more about the Midwest.
How We Help
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Strategic Conservation Planning Grants Program - provides grants of up to $10,000 for strategic conservation collaboration and planning projects for land trusts in the Great Lakes Watershed.
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Guided Organizational Assessment Program - helps land trusts identify areas for improvement and prepare for Accreditation in the Great Lakes Watershed and Ohio.
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Mentoring and Coaching - provides tailored, in-depth technical assistance and organizational planning to assist land trusts in addressing critical transitions, leadership development, strategic planning, and other organizational development needs.
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Facilitation and Mediation - help land trusts resolve internal and external conflicts and other challenges by offering a third party intermediary to facilitate outcome-oriented processes.
Mark your calendar for the Alliance's Midwest Land Conservation Conference, March 12 -14, 2009 in Madison, Wisconsin. For more information click here.>>
Regional Conservation Success
Many great conservation successes are being achieved in the Midwest Region.
Photo courtesy of Nebraska Land Trust
Development Threatens Nebraska; Landowners Fight Back
The Schramm Bluffs region between Omaha and Lincoln borders the Platte River and is home to several threatened and endangered species, as well as numerous Native American archaeological sites. Development in the fastest growing county in Nebraska could fragment this historically and ecologically valuable land, but the Nebraska Environmental Trust, Nebraska Land Trust, and a group of landowners are doing their part to make sure this land stays intact. Read more
Read more success stories from the Midwest.
We'd Love to Hear From You
Main Office:
6849 S. Sprinkle Road
Portage, MI 49002
(269) 324-1683
(269) 324-7009 Fax
midwest@lta.org
