Publications

Books, brochures, and now software! They're all available from Land Trust Alliance to help land owners, land trusts, financial advisers, attorneys and others understand the philosophy and benefits of land protection. Land Trust Alliance Organizational Members receive a 20% discount on selected publications.

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New Books - July & August 2008

Buy Now! Download	Mission, Planning and Capacity Author: Jean Hocker, 2008 Org Member Price: $15.95 \| Download Free! Regular Price: $19.95 \| Download $10.00 A land trust's mission is its compass, guiding board and staff in all of their work. Is your compass pointing in the right direction? Learn about strategic plans, evaluating your programs and determining the human resources needed to accomplish these tasks. Part of the Standards and Practices Curriculum.
Buy Now!	Using the Conservation Tax Incentive Org Member Price: $2.00 for a packet of 20. This new brochure will help your land trust tell potential easement donors and their advisors about the enhanced tax incentive for conservation easement donations—now renewed through December 31, 2009. All land trusts with more than one easement as of the 2005 census will receive 20 free copies in early August. Download the free PDF of the brochure here. Visit our policy page for more information.
Buy Now!	Guide to Equestrian-Friendly Conservation Easements, Revised Edition Author: Carolyn L. Orr, Ph.D., Editor, 2008 Org Member Price: $45.00 \| Regular Price: $54.00 The Guide has been developed to assist landowners and land trusts who desire to create conservation easements that permit various equestrian-related activities.
Buy Now! Download	Conservation Easement Drafting and Documentation Author: Jane Ellen Hamilton, 2008 Org Member Price: $24.95 \| Download Free! Regular Price: $31.95 \| Download $10.00 This book contains an overview of how to plan conservation easement projects, draft the easement to fit the plan, and prepare baseline documentation materials to support the monitoring and enforcement of the easement. Part of the Standards and Practices Curriculum.
Buy Now!	A Tax Guide to Conservation Easements Author: C. Timothy Lindstrom, 2008 Org Member Price: $28.00 \| Regular Price: $35.00 This is a comprehensive book on the tax benefits of the charitable contribution, or bargain sale, of a conservation easement, and the rules governing the operation of tax-exempt organizations such as land trusts.