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Add essential volumes to your land trust’s library. Here you can find a wide selection of useful manuals, handbooks, guides, courses and reports by the top authorities in land conservation. Alliance members get them at a discount — some are complimentary!

 

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Nonprofit Law and Recordkeeping for Land Trusts – Volume I: Complying with Federal, State and Local Law

Author: 
Jane Prohaska
Year Published: 
2008

This course book gives you what you need to know about the legal requirements for operating a land trust and cover the issue of tax exemption, including the major requirements for maintaining charitable tax-exempt status and an overview of IRS Form 990.

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Results of Land Trust Alliance Research and Survey on Easement Modification and Termination

Author: 
Land Trust Alliance
Year Published: 
2014

Read the results of the Alliance's research on the IRS Form 990 and survey of land trusts on their amendment and termination practices.

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Conserving Your Land: Conservation Options Brochure

Author: 
Land Trust Alliance
Year Published: 
2009

Ideal for handing out to landowners, this full-color brochure presents an overview of conservation methods that private landowners and land trusts can use to work together to conserve land.

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Conservation Options: A Landowner's Guide to Conserving Your Land for Future Generations

Author: 
Land Trust Alliance
Year Published: 
2016

Updated for 2016, this book is a perennial favorite of land trusts who share it with landowners. Filled with helpful information on available conservation strategies, tax law and land trusts, it’s written in a way to be accessible to all types of landowners.

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Establishing Conservation Easements on Corporate Lands: A Guide for Corporations and Land Trusts

Author: 
Land Trust Alliance
Year Published: 
2015

This publication is designed to help land trusts and corporations overcome common obstacles to successful partnerships and provide expert tips.

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Documenting and Protecting Biodiversity on Land Trust Projects

Author: 
Christopher R. Wilson
Year Published: 
2011

This user-friendly guide bridges the gap between conservation biology and its application to typical land trust projects.

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