While we are disappointed that the Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act did not pass this Congress, our efforts to enact this important legislation will continue in the new year.
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Land Trust Alliance President & CEO Andrew Bowman / Photo by DJ Glisson, II
Robin Williams, the late great actor and comedian, once said that "spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's party!'" As a member of the land conservation community, I couldn't agree more.
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William Kastning of the Monmouth Conservation Foundation stands outside the U.S. Capitol with Amy Hansen of New Jersey Conservation Foundation. / Photo by DJ Glisson, II
The most recent U.S. Sea-Level Report Card from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science shows the pace of sea-level rise is accelerating. Of the 32 included tide-gauge stations along the U.S. coastline, 25 showed water levels rising at a faster rate in 2019 than in 2018.
Over the past year, the Land Trust Alliance's Common Ground effort has listened and learned with new audiences as we've explored how land conservation can better support communities.
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At Broad Street Community Garden in Hartford, Connecticut, staff and volunteers from a nonprofit called Knox built raised garden beds that children, people with disabilities and older adults can access. / Photo courtesy of Knox
Collaboration is hard work. Also difficult: describing the special magic that collaboration produces when successful. But you can turn your perspiration into inspiration by remembering these wise dictums.
Dollars are a key component to making strategic land conservation work. And interest in learning more about new and innovative sources of funding for land conservation seems like it's at an all-time high.
The Scholars for Conservation Leadership Program, a career and leadership development program, is building on its early momentum and preparing to give one student participant a further career boost.
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The initial cohort of the Scholars for Conservation Leadership Program gathered on stage at Rally 2019: The National Land Conservation Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina. / Photo by DJ Glisson, II
While she credits her parents with instilling in her a love of nature, Karen Ferrell-Ingram was reinspired almost 20 years ago when she and her husband realized they had built a home within an important deer migration corridor.
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At its July 2019 meeting, the Land Trust Accreditation Commission paused for a photo. / Photo by Valerie Roof
Over the past 10 years, our community has been tremendously successful in advocating for federal policies that advance land conservation. From passage of the permanent conservation tax incentive to enacting the Farm Bill, these successes wouldn't be possible without your advocacy support.
