2022 Advocacy Days
The mission of our annual Advocacy Days is to provide land trust leaders with advocacy training and facilitate their relationships with key legislators to help build the political influence of the land trust community. The Land Trust Alliance advises Congress on important land trust issues in a way that no one land trust could do by itself — but to truly motivate elected officials, we need them to hear your stories about conserving our nation’s land and waters. Your participation is as important as it is truly valuable.
Members of Congress must receive a clear message that our community is a powerful coalition — and land conservation is an important national and local issue.
Join us for Land Trust Alliance Advocacy Days, May 9-12! We invite the staff, board members and volunteers of Alliance member land trusts to participate in our annual advocacy event to make a significant difference in land conservation.
As part of Advocacy Days, you'll have the opportunity to:
- take part in our annual issue briefing and first timers' advocacy training;
- visit our debrief room to get answers to your questions, share information about your meetings and network with your peers;
- hear remarks from key Capitol Hill figures; and
- participate in meetings with your members of Congress.
Lodging
The discounted lodging rates at the Hilton Garden Inn have sold out. Should you be in need of lodging we recommend searching for hotels located near the NoMa and Capitol Hill neighborhoods. Should you need a recommendation, please email policy@lta.org.
Stipends
Some limited travel stipends are available, with a focus on key districts and first time participants. Click here to apply.
COVID-19 Policies and Protocols
The Land Trust Alliance is committed to your safety during its in-person events and we want you to be aware of the protocols and requirements for Alliance-hosted in-person events. COVID-19 vaccination will be required for all attendees and guests. Additionally, masking is required when you are indoors in a shared space unless you are actively eating or drinking. The Alliance's COVID-19 policies may be updated based on public health guidelines and restrictions that may be implemented or changed between now and when we convene.
All participants must review and sign our Self-Certification and Acknowledgement Form.
Closer to the event start date, you will be asked to complete screening questions via a legally compliant health management platform. Also, you will be asked to upload your proof of vaccination. To be “fully vaccinated” in this context means that by the event start date, it will have been at least two weeks since you received either (1) the second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or (2) the single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. At this time, boosters are recommended but not required.
Information on current District of Columbia guidelines >>
Contact Us
General questions? Please contact Robert Schwartz at rschwartz@lta.org or call 202-800-2227.
Questions about registration? Please contact Regan Grimmett at rgrimmett@lta.org or call 202-800-2225.