Land Trust Alliance

Successful Strategies for Conserving Village, Suburban and Urban Landscapes

Kimberly Seese — 2013-03-19T17:35:14Z

Date: April 30, 2013
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET
Instructors: Craig Anderson, Judy Anderson
Level: Beginner / Intermediate
Cost: $55 before 4/29, then cost will increase to $65

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Have you wondered if there was a difference in how you conserve land in villages, cities or suburban landscapes in contrast to rural lands? Maybe you’re interested in connecting with more people as part of your work to enhance your community and conserve lands that will be important in the future?

Perhaps you have pondered whether the approach, strategies and programs that support “neighborhood conservation” are something that you could adopt in your work?

This webinar will explore different examples of how land trusts and related organizations, from volunteer to staffed, across the country are working to conserve lands in villages, cities and neighborhoods. We’ll discuss tips for selecting projects, key factors to consider, designing community programs and partnerships support this work, and how your organizational values help to inform your work.

Strategic Conservation Planning Using A Green Infrastructure Approach

Kimberly Seese — 2013-04-19T22:16:37Z

Date: May 20, 2013

Host: The Conservation Fund

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This highly acclaimed 4.5 day introductory course provides participants with a strategic approach to prioritizing conservation opportunities and a planning framework for conservation and development - integrating the green and the gray.

Through hands-on class projects, lectures, and numerous case studies, participants will experience firsthand how the green infrastructure approach can be used to connect environmental, social, and economic health across urban, suburban, and rural settings. Participants will also learn how green infrastructure planning can serve as a tool to inform land use decisions and build consensus among diverse interests.

Continuing education credits available!

Space: The Final Frontier

Kimberly Seese — 2010-04-22T19:55:00Z

April 22, 2010 | News & Record | Greensboro, NC

Southeast Regional Conference

prichardson — 2008-04-22T16:25:00Z

The Southeast Regional Land Conservation Conference offers you two days of intense learning and networking, including concurrent seminars, keynote sessions and roundtable discussions.

Beginning with the afternoon of March 14, we’ll have four 3-hour seminars on hot topics to get you started. We’ll then officially kick off the conference with a Welcome Reception – with first round of drinks already covered by a conference sponsor! Dinner is on your own at any of the delicious restaurants within walking distance of Sea Palms Resort. Return in the evening, for one of three special interest group topics.

Thursday morning, a continental breakfast, another track of four 3-hour seminars, a break for lunch with remarks by Rand Wentworth, and the afternoon program, again with four 3-hour seminars. The conference ends with a celebratory Oyster Roast at Village Creek Landing, hosted by our friends at St. Simons Land Trust.

Conference Information and Registration

Registration is now closed. Walk-ins will not be accepted.

View more information about our schedule for the 2012 Southeast Conference:

Schedule at a Glance (Please note the field trip is SOLD OUT)
Seminars
Instructors
Lodging
Fees
Conference Agenda

Interested in Being a Sponsor?

Please review the sponsorship levels and fill out the sponsor pledge form. Or contact Chuck Roe, Southeast regional director at 919-827-0023 or email croe@lta.org.

Southeast Events

prichardson — 2008-12-10T17:30:00Z

Six Land Trusts Achieve Accreditation

Kimberly Seese — 2013-04-24T04:00:00Z

April 24, 2013 | Land Trust Accreditation Commission | Saratoga Springs, NY

Setting Up a Giving Circle

Kimberly Seese — 2013-04-29T23:46:26Z

Date: June 12, 2013
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET
Instructor: David Allen
Cost: $55 before 6/11, then cost will increase to $65
Level: Beginner / Intermediate

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Does your land trust have a loyal base of supporters giving unrestricted money? Would you like to grow that base? Have you considered starting a donor club or giving circle?

In a presentation rich with land trust examples, participants will learn the mechanics of setting up a donor club as a specific strategy for cultivating donor loyalty and raising more unrestricted money.

The webinar will cover:

Early planning questions,
Rollout considerations,
Recruitment, retention, and recognition strategies

Sensors Track Water Quality Changes with Lake O Releases

Kimberly Seese — 2010-07-21T14:35:00Z

July 21, 2010 | nbc-2.com | Sanibel, FL

Sea Green Turtles, Peregrine Falcons and Piping Plovers Homes’ Protected on Masonboro Island

fdalleo@lta.org — 2008-11-18T17:15:00Z

NC - Masonboro Island is home to threatened and endangered species such as loggerhead sea turtles, sea green turtles, peregrine falcons, piping plovers, and seabeach amaranth. The largest privately-held parcel of land left on Masonboro Island will now be under permanent protection.

SE Land Trusts, NOAA and Others Meet On Coastal Land Strategies, Survey Planned

Kimberly Seese — 2010-08-19T17:10:00Z

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Chuck Roe
Alliance Southeast Progam Director
croe@lta.org

SE Land Trusts, NOAA and Others Meet On Coastal Land Strategies, Survey Planned

FAIRHOPE, AL-- On August 16 and 17, the Alliance, in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), convened a meeting to discuss the opportunities and action steps needed to build stronger partnerships for strategic and collaborative coastal land and habitat protection and restoration in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster.

Land Trust Alliance Vice President Mary Pope Hutson and Alliance Southeast Program Director Chuck Roe traveled to the Alabama coast to meet with nearly 50 people representing more than a dozen land trusts active on the Gulf of Mexico coast—from Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas—along with representatives from the Nature Conservancy, Conservation Fund, Trust for Public Land and Ducks Unlimited. Many federal and state agencies, including high-level representatives of NOAA, EPA, USDA, USFWS and Gulf of Mexico Alliance were also present.

During the meeting, held at the Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Ms. Hutson signed a $34,700 grant agreement offered by the Gulf of Mexico Foundation. The grant will finance the next steps beyond the meeting—a survey and interviews of “stakeholder” NGO land trusts and public agencies involved in Gulf Coast habitat conservation and restoration, a follow-up forum, discussion meeting in November and preparation of an analysis report and recommendations for future actions.

This meeting may prove to be the starting point to build a consortium and collaborative project similar to previous regional landscape conservation planning projects.

Ms. Hutson will meet soon with the President’s Council on Environmental Quality to report outcomes and progress from the meeting.

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Photos courtesy of Weeks Bay Foundation. Second image: The panel discussion with representatives from MS DMR, NOAA Coastal Estuarine Land Protection Program, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources State Lands Division, EPA Gulf of Mexico Program and the USFWS.

Scaling Up Conservation for Large Landscapes

Kimberly Seese — 2011-07-05T04:00:00Z

July 5, 2011 | Land Lines | Cambridge, MA

Save Time: Apply for FRPP Entity Certification

Kimberly Seese — 2013-03-14T21:36:19Z

Date: April 11, 2013
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET
Instructors: Jane Ellen Hamilton, Henry Babilon
Level: Intermediate
Cost: FREE

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Has your organization acquired conservation easements using FFRPP funds in the past? If so, your organization may be eligible to apply for a new program that will save you time. As a Certified Entity, you may elect to close future FRPP conservation transactions without NRCS review and approval prior to closing. The certification process requires a conservation organization to submit an application demonstrating it meets high professional standards for land conservation by complying with all FRPP protocols and procedures.

This webinar presents the certification process, by covering both the substantive and procedural portions of the application requirements, including:

How adopting and implementing Land Trust Standards and Practices can help your organization improve its chances for becoming certified
Review of those Land Trust Standards and Practices that relate directly to the factors considered for certification
How to submit a complete application for certification
Certification criteria review

This webinar is applicable to both governmental entities and land trusts. Participants should be familiar with the FRPP program.

Standards Covered: 8 (Evaluating and Selecting Conservation Projects), 9 (Ensuring Sound Transactions), and 11 (Conservation Easement Stewardship)

Salt Lake City to Host Largest U.S. Gathering of Land Conservation Leaders

Kimberly Seese — 2012-09-06T04:00:00Z

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Rob Aldrich
Director of Communications
202-431-8848 (C)
raldrich@lta.org | www.lta.org/rally

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Land Trust Alliance today announced that the nation’s largest annual gathering of land conservation leaders will meet this fall in Salt Lake City, UT, September 29 – October 2, to plan the future of private land conservation in America. Rally 2012: The National Land Conservation Conference is expected to draw more than 1,600 conservation leaders, government officials and academics.

“People in the West have a great appreciation for the land and the gifts it can offer. This has spurred an active tradition of conserving farms, ranches, mountains, rivers, as well as the culture of preserving and honoring the natural environment,” said Land Trust Alliance President Rand Wentworth. “This commitment prioritizes the protection of clean air, clean water, wildlife, and a way of living with the land.”

Land trusts are local, state or nationwide nonprofits whose mission is to conserve land in its natural or traditional state, including farming and ranching, through voluntary agreements with landowners. According to a national census released by the Alliance, land trusts in Utah have protected a total of 65,718 acres. (Visit www.lta.org/census.)

“We selected Salt Lake City this year to honor the strong conservation ethic in this region, and also to give our supporters a chance to enjoy the state’s diverse beauty,” said Wentworth.

This year’s Rally will be celebrating many accomplishments including the launch of Terrafirma, a charitable risk pool owned by participating land trusts that insures it members against the legal costs of defending conservation and 46 land trusts earning accreditation this year through the Land Trust Accreditation Commission – an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance. This group brings the total to 181 land trusts nationally who are accredited – including Summit Land Conservancy in Utah. This year also marks the 30th anniversary of the Alliance.

The first keynote speaker at Rally will be M. Sanjayan, the lead scientist for The Nature Conservancy with a faculty research appointment at the University of Montana. He is a frequent speaker at TED Global, and the International Women’s Forum, among other groups. He is a Catto Fellow with the Aspen Institute, and is often a guest on MSNBC, CNN, and other stations. He is currently studying the nexus between conservation efforts and poverty alleviation.

Rally will also feature a keynote address from Heidi Redd, President of the Indian Creek Cattle Company. Ms. Redd is a prominent ranching and conservation leader, and she has run a cow-calf operation at the Dugout Ranch in Utah’s canyon country for more than 46 years. She and her family entered in to a unique partnership with The Nature Conservancy to ensure the Dugout Ranch will not be chopped up for development.

Rally seminars, workshops and speakers will address national conservation trends, cutting-edge practices of land conservation, and best professional standards for land trusts. More than 100 workshops and 25 seminars are scheduled, including a seminar on Native American land trusts and eco-cultural conservation, presented by prominent leaders of the local Native American community.

Additionally, the Land Trust Alliance conservation awards will be presented at the Welcoming Dinner, Sunday, September 30, at 7:00pm. They will feature the Kingsbury Browne Conservation Leadership Award, National Conservation Service Award, and the National Land Trust Excellence Award. Visit www.lta.org/awards for more information.

MEDIA INVITED: Keynote speeches are open to representatives of the media. To attend other workshops, trainings, field trips or seminars, registration is required. Inquire at the registration desk, or contact Rob Aldrich, Director of Communications, raldrich@lta.org | 202-431-8848 (C).

About the Land Trust Alliance

The Land Trust Alliance is a national conservation organization that works in three ways to save the places people love. First, we increase the pace of conservation, so more land and natural resources get protected. Second, we enhance the quality of conservation, so the most important lands get protected using the best practices in the business. And third, we ensure the permanence of conservation by providing resources needed to defend protected land over time. The Land Trust Alliance is based in Washington, D.C., and has several regional offices. Visit www.landtrustalliance.org.

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Rutabagas in cyberspace: Farmers Market Hits YouTube

prichardson — 2009-06-24T11:55:00Z

July 24, 2009 | salisburypost.com | NC

Running Effective Meetings

Kimberly Seese — 2013-03-02T01:15:00Z

Date: March 18, 2013
Time: 2:00 pm -3:30 pm Eastern (1:00 pm -2:30 pm Central)
Instructor: Andy Robinson
Cost: $25 members / $35 non-members

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

Are you tired of aimless meetings . . .

You know the ones. We've all sat through them. Probably even facilitated a few. Those painful-to-sit-through meetings that don't generate energy, commitment, or next steps.

Don't spend another moment in an aimless meeting. Come join us and learn how to make your meetings more productive, inclusive, and even fun!

Program Overview

In this productive, inclusive and fun webinar led by Andy Robinson, we will discuss:

Why meetings fail
The key to effective meetings: make decisions!
Building a great agenda
Robert's Rules vs. consensus: what's right for you?
How to fix a broken meeting

Andy Robinson provides training and consulting for nonprofits in facilitation, fundraising, grantseeking, board development, marketing, earned income, planning, and leadership development. Over the past seventeen years, Andy has worked with organizations in 47 US states and Canada. Recent clients include the National Wildlife Federation, National Audubon Society, American Bar Association, and the Center for Progressive Leadership. He is also the author of five books written for nonprofits. To learn more, please visit his website.

We look forward to talking with you!

Land Trust Alliance

Successful Strategies for Conserving Village, Suburban and Urban Landscapes

Strategic Conservation Planning Using A Green Infrastructure Approach

Space: The Final Frontier

Southeast Regional Conference

Conference Information and Registration

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Interested in Being a Sponsor?

Southeast Events

Six Land Trusts Achieve Accreditation

Setting Up a Giving Circle

Sensors Track Water Quality Changes with Lake O Releases

Sea Green Turtles, Peregrine Falcons and Piping Plovers Homes’ Protected on Masonboro Island

SE Land Trusts, NOAA and Others Meet On Coastal Land Strategies, Survey Planned

SE Land Trusts, NOAA and Others Meet On Coastal Land Strategies, Survey Planned

Scaling Up Conservation for Large Landscapes

Save Time: Apply for FRPP Entity Certification

Salt Lake City to Host Largest U.S. Gathering of Land Conservation Leaders

About the Land Trust Alliance

Rutabagas in cyberspace: Farmers Market Hits YouTube

Running Effective Meetings

Program Overview