Please feel free to call or write to the representative in your region for anything relating to Terrafirma, or write or call Leslie Ratley-Beach, Land Trust Alliance Conservation Defense Director at lrbeach@lta.org or 802-262-6051.
Land trusts must respond affirmatively to 13 eligibility questions to participate in Terrafirma. Accredited land trusts are automatically eligible. The Alliance has practical suggestions and solutions to common difficulties in the eligibility details information piece.
Want a dollar discount on each Terrafirma Premium? A webinar on key concepts in risk management for land trusts on April 10 and 12, 3:00-4:00 pm ET fulfills the requirements for the Terrafirma insurance dollar off discount on each property premium only if the attendee is a member of the land trust’s board of directors, senior management or departmental director. Participants should attend one session only.
Conference: 1-888-450-5996
Participant Code: 933095 Login: http://landtrustalliance.adobeconnect.com/terrafirma
Remember that the base premium before any discounts is $60 per property. Accredited land trusts automatically receive an $11 discount. Discounts are also available for land trusts that meet certain good practices. View the Terms and Conditions for more details.
If you have not looked at the application and insurance policy, they are available on the Alliance website, and the summary explains the various sections. If you have any questions or comments please call or write to me.
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Contact: Rob Aldrich
Director of Communications, Land Trust Alliance
202-638-4725 | raldrich@lta.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congratulations to the 17 newly accredited land trusts that have just been awarded accreditation! This brings the total number of land conservation groups from across the country having earned this important distinction to 130, demonstrating to landowners, the conservation community and others that the land they protect today will remain protected tomorrow.
The Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance, made the announcement February 9, 2011.
Each land trust in this newly accredited group fills an important niche in their community and represents the diversity and creativity in protecting the places that give meaning to our lives. This group ranges from three all-volunteer land trusts working in New England to an organization working nationally to protect and restore wetland habitats. Each made a significant commitment of time and money to demonstrate the importance of meeting national standards for excellence, upholding the public’s trust and ensuring that conservation efforts are permanent— the common threads among all accredited groups.
“Congratulations to the 130 land trusts that have been awarded accreditation,” said Rand Wentworth, president of the Land Trust Alliance. “This is a significant milestone and proves that land trusts of every size and from every region have what it takes to earn the public’s trust, as well as the confidence of Congress and the IRS who have granted land conservation special tax incentives.”
Read the press release from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission >>
Learn more about the 17 newly accredited land trusts >>
See a list of all 130 accredited land trusts that have been accredited since the fall of 2008 >>
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