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Diving deep into the facts, board and staff members of the Tennessee River Gorge Trust entered the carbon market with impressive results.

When communicating about climate change, it helps to follow some common sense guidance from those who have successfully reached their targeted audiences.

With its landscape-scale, multifunder network, collaborative partnerships and technical innovation, the Chesapeake Bay Land and Water Initiative provides a good model for similar efforts across the country.

In Ohio, three land trusts merged to address staff growth and secure lands in perpetuity. Lesson learned: Mergers are not easy. Expect the unexpected and allow time to deal with challenges as they arise.

Two Colorado land trusts merged to ensure perpetuity, solve financial challenges, deepen public trust and create greater impact. Lesson learned: Take a systematic, phased approach to a merger.

Mergers have become more prevalent within the land trust community in recent years. A new publication from the Land Trust Alliance offers extensive guidance and real case studies.