Advocacy Days

2019 Advocacy Days

Land Trust Alliance Advocacy Days was held April 8-10, 2019 in Washington, D.C. A sincere thank you to all those who attended and made an impact!

What is Advocacy Days?

The mission of our annual Advocacy Days is to provide land trust leaders with hands-on advocacy training in Washington, D.C. and to facilitate their relationships with key legislators in order to help build the political influence of the land trust community. Events include: an issue briefing with inspiring speakers, a networking happy hour with partners, lobby visits with your congressional delegation, meetings with senior agency officials and a reception with our champions on Capitol Hill.

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 land and waters. Your participation is important and truly appreciated.

2019 Materials

Congressional Folder

• Land Trust Alliance + Appraisal Institute op-ed
• Wall Street Journal: "Senators Start Tax Investigation of Land Conservation Deals"
• Department of Justice press release
• Factsheet: Expand opportunities for conservation easements
• Factsheet: Halt abusive conservation easement transactions
• Factsheet: State and local tax credits
• Factsheet: North American Wetlands Conservation Act
• Factsheet: Land and Water Conservation Fund
• Joint congressional letter

Participant Folder

• Agenda (updated 4/9)
• Venue map
• Restaurant guide
• Talking points
• Twitter tips

Attendance

If you are interested in attending Land Trust Alliance Advocacy Days 2020, please contact Robert Schwartz at rschwartz@lta.org or call 202-800-2227.

Note: Participation in Land Trust Alliance Advocacy Days is limited to individuals affiliated with land trust members of the Alliance, each of which has adopted the revised Land Trust Standards and Practices.