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Photo by Terry A. Allen/Mindi Crabb, Jackson Hole Land Trust

When Bad Things Happen to Good Land Trusts

Source: 
Saving Land magazine, Spring 2017
Author: 
Elisabeth Ptak and Christina Soto

Embezzlement. Fraud. Disastrous decisions. When a crisis strikes, is your land trust ready? Read about practical steps that any nonprofit can take to help prevent bad things from happening and become more resilient.

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You can get there from here

Source: 
Land Trust Alliance
Author: 
Rob Levin

Direct routes from one place to another are rare in Maine. But people in Cumberland, Maine now have direct access to the beach — despite opposition from neighbors.

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Participants in Bird Quest watch birds at feeders for 15 minutes each day for a week — becoming more aware of wildlife in the world around them.

Birdwatching from the School Window

Source: 
Land Trust Alliance
Author: 
Rose Jenkins

Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust gets kids paying attention to local wildlife — with Bird Quest in over 30 schools.

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Our Common Ground & Collective Impact

Source: 
Saving Land magazine, Winter 2017
Author: 
Katie Chang

Stories from the 2015 National Land Trust Census

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Land Is the Answer

Source: 
Saving Land magazine, Winter 2016
Author: 
Andrew Bowman

Andrew Bowman, Land Trust Alliance president, gave this speech at Rally 2016: The National Land Conservation Conference, October 28-30, 2016, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Election Year Opportunities

Source: 
Saving Land magazine, Fall 2016
Author: 
Sean Robertson and Catherine Ward

Being a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization focused on protecting a community’s special places doesn’t mean a land trust has to stay silent while campaigns are going on.

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