Land Trust Success :: Southeast

Celebrating One Hundred Years of Conservation

NC - In 1909, the citizens of the Town of Highlands gathered their pennies and dollars and for $500 purchased the summit of Satulah Mountain to protect it from development for all time. The organization born from that first effort, known today as the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust, has gone on to conserve nearly 1,700 acres.

Photo: by Kevin Fitz Patrick

Updates for Land Trusts

Rally Registration Is OPEN!

We can' t wait to see you in Portland! Download the brochure and register today. Like to save land and money? Register before August 17 and save $60 on the basic rate. More >>

Conservation Defense Insurance Program Update

On June 5, the Alliance board approved the terms of a potential conservation defense insurance program. Next steps: finding out how many land trusts are willing to participate. More >>

New Saving Land

Explore the new Summer 2009 issue of Saving Land. More >>

Take a Stand for Land

Double your impact during the Matching Gift Challenge!

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Board Members: Take the Board Member Challenge

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These groups recently surpassed the Board Member Challenge:

Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy

Great Peninsula Conservancy

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Policy Update

Conservation Easement Incentive Act Introduced!

Is your Representative among the 128 cosponsors of H.R. 1831? Find out... More>>

IRS Denying Easement Deductions that Lack Goods & Services Letters

Recent court cases validate the IRS position that donations and bargain sales of land or easements must be substantiated by a separate letter describing the deduction and declaring that the land trust provided no goods or services in exchange. More>>

The Learning Center

Two New Online Courses

Caring for Land Trust Properties
Discusses the different types of land management plans and how to select the right one for your land trust.

Acquiring Land and Conservation Easements
Provides an overview of legal title to property, steps to take in acquiring land, and how to work with attorneys to ensure sound transactions.

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Celebrating One Hundred Years of Conservation

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