To ensure our member land trusts do not intentionally or inadvertently participate in abusive syndicated easement transactions, the Land Trust Alliance is publishing today a revised Tax Shelter Advisory. All land trusts should become familiar with the document.
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Land Trust Alliance President Andrew Bowman / Photo by DJ Glisson, II
This thrilling achievement would not have been possible without land trust people investing deeply in building relationships with state and local officials — whether or not they were asking for anything — through the years.
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Photo by Alston Jenkins [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons
Over 80 percent of the U.S. population lives under skies so polluted by man-made lights that celestial objects like the Milky Way are almost invisible.
As editor of Saving Land I receive emails from across the country from people who have written books and would like the Land Trust Alliance to share the news.
Do you believe in the value of open spaces? Are you an excellent team player? Can you help us help 1,000 land trusts? If so, you may be the very person we need. The Land Trust Alliance is filling four open positions.
Growing up, baseball was life. I learned the game as a Pirate but perfected it as a Gator. In between, I saw time as a member of the Cubbies, RiverDogs and Zephyrs.
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Robert Schwartz at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. / Photo by Lauren Walens
The American Midwest holds a special place in my heart. From its roaming prairies to its open lands, the Midwest is truly beautiful. That's why I was so pleased it was the location of my first North American Wetlands Conservation Council retreat and meeting earlier this month.
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Land Trust Alliance Executive Vice President Wendy Jackson shoots traps during the North American Wetlands Conservation Council retreat. / Photo courtesy Wendy Jackson
