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Public officials and corporate executives with high profile public and private projects that must get planned and completed, call Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell. Whether the project is a public project, has a nexus with a government entity, or merely requires deep knowledge of how government works, our attorneys are sought after — because we’ve seen it and done it before.
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Representing organizations and landowners in all phases of conservation real estate transactions, including land and conservation easement sales and donations, conservation easement amendments, and exchanges. Conservation Advisors LLC secures public and private conservation capital, and analyzes and implements conservation and business strategies.
Professional
Land and Water Connections Consulting helps make communities, and the ecosystems they rely on, healthier and more resilient through strategic planning, equity-driven engagement, and action-oriented research. We focus on conservation, climate change, and equitable access to nature. Much of our work with land trusts involves strategic conservation planning and training and guidance related to community engagement.
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We are the Land Trust Alliance of British Columbia (LTABC) representing 35 land trust members across the province. Associate members (consultants, environmental groups and individuals) bring our total membership to one hundred. Since 1997 when LTABC was established, we have developed educational, research and resource programs that have helped conservation groups steward, protect and restore BC’s natural and cultural diversity. BC land trusts, with the help of generous donors and willing land owners, have now protected well over one million acres of significant land.
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Representing land trusts and governmental entities in land conservation transactions, the stewardship of protected lands and organizational issues.
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The purpose of the Environmental Lands Program’s is to identify, acquire, preserve and protect endangered, environmentally sensitive and significant land in Manatee County. Funds to acquire, improve and manage land were approved by Manatee County voters in a 2020 referendum. The Program operates within the Manatee County Department of Parks and Natural Resources in coordination with partners, volunteers and Environmental Land Management Acquisition Committee members, who advise the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners on related matters.
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MB&G is a full-service natural resource consulting firm based in Portland, Oregon and serving the greater Northwest. We offer a wide variety of forestry, environmental, and geospatial services and expertise. We have deep experience in the appraisal of forests and natural resources lands for fee acquisition and conservation easements, including significant Yellow Book appraisal expertise. Visit our website or contact us for more information on how we can help your conservation project succeed.
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MassLand works to advance land protection in Massachusetts by providing education, tools, networking, and advocacy support for land trusts and their partners.
Government
The Missoula County Open Lands Program is focused on connecting communities, private landowners, local organizations and agencies with resources and opportunities to conserve these important resources. Our work is done in partnership with a variety of groups ranging from community groups to federal agencies, including funding voluntary conservation efforts, managing natural resources and working with partners to restore ecosystem health.
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Mitchell & Co., P.C. is a local CPA firm located in Leesburg, Virginia. We provide a wide range of accounting services including audits, reviews, and compilations for a variety of organizations across many industries. In addition, we prepare personal and corporate tax returns for an ever-expanding client base.
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The mission of the Montana Association of Land Trusts (MALT) is to promote and support excellence in private voluntary land conservation in Montana through leadership, collaboration, education and outreach.
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The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) protects areas of natural diversity for their intrinsic value and for the benefit of our children and grandchildren.
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The NH Land and Community Heritage Investment Program provides $5m annually to nonprofit organizations and communities seeking to conserve land and preserve historic resources across New Hampshire.
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The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Stewardship Program provides long-term stewardship of conservation easements and lands acquired as compensatory mitigation by the State of North Carolina. The program currently stewards approximately 21,600 across North Carolina.
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My name is Brian J. Gatzke, ARA, Certified General Appraiser, owner of Northern Plains Appraisal L.L.C, located in Brookings, South Dakota. Together with my team we specialize in professional services for opinion of value for real property.
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While Otten Johnson specializes in real estate and land use matters, we provide a variety of related legal expertise to serve clients through each of our eight practice areas.
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Nonprofit
The Pacific Crest Trail Association is an eclectic band of trail junkies who champion the needs of the Pacific Crest Trail. From across the country and the world, our team travels throughout the mountain ranges of the American West to support the much larger Pacific Crest Trail community in protecting, preserving and promoting the trail.
Nonprofit
The Partnership for Gulf Coast Land Conservation (the Gulf Partnership) is a coalition of more than 20 local, regional and national conservation organizations that work in the Gulf Coast region within the five Gulf of Mexico states – Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Our mission is to increase the pace, quality and permanence of voluntary land and water conservation within the coastal region.
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Founded in 1970, the Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust is a nonprofit conservancy headquartered in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, 15 miles northeast of Philadelphia. The Trust is staffed by professionals and volunteers dedicated to the stewardship of the lands that are protected by the Trust in its 812-acre Pennypack Preserve natural area.
Government
Pitkin County is located in the central Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The Pitkin County Open Space and Trails Program was established by the voters of Pitkin County in 1990 by the passage of a ballot initiative creating a County Program for the purpose of acquiring open spaces and developing trails. The Program is funded by a property tax. In 2016, Pitkin County Open Space and Trails Board of Trustees is to acquire, preserve, maintain and manage open space properties for multiple purposes including, but not limited to, recreational, wildlife, agricultural, scenic and access purposes; and to acquire, preserve, develop, maintain and manage trails for similar purposes.
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Plauché & Carr LLP attorneys serve as advocates and counselors regarding legal and regulatory issues related to natural resource based activities. We are passionate about the work that we do, and are only satisfied if we do it exceptionally well.
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Pleasant River Wildlife Foundation’s mission is to protect scarce, high value wildlife habitat in coastal Washington County — the heart of the Downeast Coast of Maine. Our highest priority is the protection of intertidal and freshwater wetlands and upland buffer that provide important habitat for waterfowl, shorebirds, wading birds and woodcock.
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Research-based strategy and management consulting for the 21st century social sector.