COLT Statewide Land Trusts Meeting

Come join us on Thursday, October 9, 2008 from 10:00 am – 3:30 pm at the Stratford Ecological Center in Delaware, OH for the Coalition of Ohio Land Trusts’ Fall Statewide Meeting. 

Registration Information:

Downloads:

• Meeting Agenda

• Printable Registration Form

• Map and Directions to Stratford Ecological Center

Meeting Highlights:

Strategic Land Conservation
Presented by Anne Murphy, Director of Stewardship and Conservation Resources, Western Reserve Land Conservancy and Krista Magaw, Executive Director, Tecumseh Land Trust

Stratford Ecological Center Tour
Presented by Jeff Dickinson, Director and Farmer, Stratford Ecological Center. Note: please be prepared with appropriate footwear)

National Conservation Defense Program
Presented by Tom Quintrell, Gates Mills Land Conservancy and Erin Heskett, Midwest Director, Land Trust Alliance

State and Federal Land Conservation Policy Initiatives
Citizens for a Clean Ohio Campaign
Presented by Steve Caminati, The Nature Conservancy, Ohio Chapter

H.B. No. 402 – Property Tax Reform
Presented by Larry Frimerman, Executive Director, Three Valley Conservation Trust

The Coalition of Ohio Land Trusts (COLT) is a network of land trusts and other conservation organizations dedicated to advancing land conservation for public benefit in Ohio.  COLT provides a forum for professional and technical support to the conservation organizations that work to conserve land. Those participating in COLT have diverse but complimentary purposes, ranging from the protection of watersheds, to the preservation of prime farmland, to the restoration of natural areas.

The Coalition of Ohio Land Trusts is convened by the Land Trust Alliance Midwest Program. For more information call 269-324-1683 or email midwest@lta.org.