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Partner Spotlight: How Lens Saves Maryland Environmental Trust Time and Money

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Originally posted by Upstream Tech
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Allegra Wrocklage

From the low-lying coastal plains around the Chesapeake Bay to the rolling hills and ridges of Appalachia, Maryland earns its nickname “America in miniature.” The Maryland Environmental Trust (MET)

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Room to Roam: Remote Monitoring Grant Program Creates New Opportunities for the Vital Ground Foundation

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Originally posted by Upstream Tech
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Jake Faber

Accessible remote monitoring tools have been a transformative approach for land trusts to enhance their critical conservation work.

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Remote Monitoring Grant Program Technology Options

Many companies offer geospatial technologies that can help support land trusts’ remote monitoring needs. We have compiled a list of several of the vendors that land trusts have partnered with as well as others that work in the conservation field and demonstrate potential for the land trust community

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^ A field trip to the Land Trust for Louisiana’s Abita Creek Flatwoods Preserve in St. Tammany. / Photo by Nelwyn McLnnis

Working big, while staying small

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Winter 2022 Saving Land
Author: 
Tom Springer

It doesn’t take a big land trust to be a great land trust. By “playing above their weight,” small land trusts can achieve conservation gains that rival those with more staff and deeper pockets.

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Members of University of Idaho’s Student Association for Fire Ecology (SAFE) in 2020. Student crews help thin the forest to reduce fuel loads. / Photo courtesy of Heather Heward, University of Idaho

Dampening the flames of climate change

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Winter 2022 Saving Land
Author: 
Tom Springer

On Oct. 14, when the first autumn snow dusted the streets and mountains around Moscow, Idaho, Lovina Englund did more than enjoy the frosty ambience.

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Vámonos walkers enjoy the outdoors as part of a program sponsored by the Santa Fe Conservation Trust. / Photo courtesy of Santa Fe Conservation Trust

Blazing trails for community conservation

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Tom Springer
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Winter 2022 Saving Land

There’s a simple, but powerful way for land trusts to get closer to the people they serve: Ask them to take a walk with you.

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