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Land Trust Annual Membership

Eligibility for Land Trust Annual Membership

To be eligible for land trust annual membership, your organization must meet the following criteria:

  • As all or part of your mission, your organization works to conserve land by undertaking or assisting in the acquisition of land or conservation easements or by conducting stewardship of such land or easements.
  • Your organization is an active 501(c)(3) or 509(a)(3) organization, or a municipal/township land trust with an independent board overseeing the organization’s acquisition and stewardship.

If you do not meet these criteria, we invite you to join the Land Trust Alliance as a Government Affiliate, Nonprofit Affiliate or Professional Affiliate.

In addition, land trust membership in the Alliance is contingent on the following:

Questions

Do you have a question about land trust membership? Call 202-347-7475 or email membership@lta.org to get your renewal materials.

Board Adoption Resolution

All Alliance member land trusts must adopt the 2017 edition of Land Trust Standards and Practices (the Standards) — the ethical and technical guidelines for how to operate a land trust. The land trust community’s shared commitment to these guidelines is essential to maintaining public trust in conservation.

If you are joining the Alliance for the first time, you must provide a board resolution reflecting adoption of the Standards. The process is simple: Learn more about the Standards so your board can adopt.

Download the board adoption resolution PDF form — complete the form and upload it via the field below.

Download the new land trust membership PDF form.

Dues are based on the operating expenses that relate to the general function of the organization, e.g. personnel, rent, postage, printing, regular programming costs, etc. Capital expenses such as land acquisition costs should not be included. Learn more about the three-year dues adjustment schedule at www.landtrustalliance.org/dues.
See above instructions: You may mail or email a copy of your board resolution.
Please upload a copy of your organization’s 501(c)(3), 509(a)(4) or municipal/township status.
By selecting I agree, I acknowledge that I am submitting a new land trust annual membership application on behalf my land trust and that all the information provided and attached are correct. I understand that my application will be first reviewed by the Land Trust Alliance’s membership department and once approved I will be provided a dues invoice to complete our application.