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Follow hot topics in conservation. Read the latest articles from the Alliance’s magazine, Saving Land, or our newsletter for board members, Field Guide — plus other articles by the Alliance and our partners. You can also access the latest findings on conservation trends and issues through our research reports.

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Engaging People with Disabilities to Improve Access to the Health Benefits of Nature Workshop

Source: 
Rally 2020 Workshop Recording
Author: 
Ray Bloomer, Peter Doehring, Bonnie Lewkowicz, Karena Mahung, MaryKay O’Donnell

This is a recording of a session held at Rally 2020.

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Interpreting the Land: Helping More People Benefit from Conservation

Source: 
Saving Land magazine, Summer 2020
Author: 
Tom Springer

Nationwide, land trust staff report a growing need to reach people from more diverse backgrounds, abilities and cultures. As social demographics change, they’re seeing greater demand for accessible trails and new means of interpretation that bring visitors closer to nature. And increasingly they’re learning how the benefits of improved access can work hand in hand with their core mission of preservation.

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Keep fundraising

Source: 
Saving Land magazine, Summer 2020
Author: 
Compiled by Christina Soto

The pandemic has dealt nonprofits around the world a significant blow; however, many nonprofits and the organizations that support them have sent out messages containing advice, resources and hope to help with recovery.

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Board governance in the time of COVID-19

Source: 
Saving Land magazine, Summer 2020
Author: 
Sylvia Bates

Good board governance is important for all nonprofit organizations, but for land trusts it carries particular weight.

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The Grant Program You Didn't Know About

Source: 
Saving Land magazine, Spring 2020

Last May the U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary awarded more than $20 million to 22 projects in 11 coastal states to protect, restore or enhance more than 7,000 acres of coastal wetlands and adjacent upland habitats under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program. These grants will have wide-reaching benefits for local economies, people and wildlife—boosting coastal resilience, reducing flood risk, stabilizing shorelines and protecting natural ecosystems.

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A Call to Action for Land Conservation in America

Source: 
Saving Land magazine, Winter 2020
Author: 
Andrew J. Bowman

I argue tonight that the land trust community must move beyond making a generalized case for wildlife habitat conservation and natural climate solutions. We need to be fluent in just how much can be achieved in the United States and aware of how much land conservation is required in the country to squeeze the full potential out of the land sector. We then need to commit to those goals and strategize how we will reach them. And because time is of the essence, we need to make monumental progress over the coming decade.

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3 Billion Birds Gone

Source: 
Saving Land magazine, Spring 2020
Author: 
Sara Barker

Birds connect us to wild spaces and our natural world. They give nature a voice through birdsong and add to the beauty of landscapes as they soar in the sky. They help to pollinate plants, disperse seeds and are bioindicators of ecosystem health. Birds connect us to the land, bring people together and give them joy. But now, birds need our help.

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