The Land Trust Alliance and the Open Space Institute today announced the awarding of nearly $400,000 in grants to aid communities to better plan for and mitigate the impacts of climate change. The program is generously funded by Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, J.M. Kaplan Fund, Jane’s Trust Foundation, the Volgenau Foundation, the William Penn Foundation, an anonymous foundation and several individual donors.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced nearly $1.35 million in awards to four land trusts to help protect and preserve local forests. The awards were announced during a press conference at the Wiawaka Center for Women in Lake George, Warren County, with the Land Trust Alliance and other partners working together to protect forests and combat climate change.
The Land Trust Alliance, a national land conservation organization working to save the places people need and love by strengthening land conservation across America, today honored Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust in Massachusetts with our 2022 National Land Trust Excellence Award.
The Land Trust Alliance, a national land conservation organization working to save the places people need and love by strengthening land conservation across America, presented Ebonie Alexander the distinguished Kingsbury Browne Conservation Leadership Award.
This week, the Land Trust Alliance is hosting the nation’s largest gathering of land conservation leaders in New Orleans, Louisiana, following two years of hosting the annual event virtually. 2022 marks the 40th anniversary of the Land Trust Alliance and the 35th anniversary of Rally: The National Land Conservation Conference.
“The scholars program invests in the next generation of conservation leaders in a way that benefits the participating students as well as communities that historically have been underrepresented within the conservation community.”
The Land Trust Alliance, a national land conservation organization working to save the places people need and love by strengthening land conservation across America, applauds passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
The Land Trust Alliance, a national land conservation organization working to save the places people need and love by strengthening land conservation across America, today applauds the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 proposed by the Senate, which includes increased funding for critical Farm Bill conservation programs.
The Land Trust Alliance, a national land conservation organization working to save the places people need and love by strengthening land conservation across America, today, applauds the introduction of The North American Grasslands Conservation Act, legislation that denotes one of the most significant grasslands conservation efforts in recent history.
On Wednesday the U.S. Senate Finance Committee marked up The Enhancing American Retirement Now Act.
The Land Trust Alliance applauds the Biden administration for including in its fiscal 2023 budget a proposal that would tackle abuse of the federal tax incentive for conservation easement donations.
Accredited land trusts now protect 81% of land and easements held by all land trusts. According to the results from the National Land Trust Census, over 23 million acres are conserved and protected by accredited land trusts; that’s approximately 10 times the size of Yellowstone National Park.
The Land Trust Alliance reacted today to news that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging seven individuals with conspiracy to defraud the United States and other crimes arising out of their promotion of fraudulent tax shelters involving syndicated conservation easements.
The Land Trust Alliance today announced that Jennifer Miller Herzog will serve as its chief program officer, a newly created role focused on strategic coordination of programmatic work across multiple departments.
The Land Trust Alliance released a new report today finding that 61 million acres were conserved by land trusts as of year-end 2020 — an increase of more than 15 million acres since 2010.
The Land Trust Alliance joined other nonprofit organizations today in calling for immediate passage of the Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act.
The Land Trust Alliance and the Open Space Institute today announced nearly $400,000 in grants to help communities better plan for climate change and its impacts.
The Land Trust Alliance today welcomed U.S. House of Representatives passage of the reconciliation bill and its significant new funding for conservation.
The Land Trust Alliance today welcomed President Biden’s signature on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which includes funding for natural climate solutions, ecosystem restoration projects and disaster mitigation efforts.
The Land Trust Alliance today honored Idaho’s Wood River Land Trust with a National Land Trust Excellence Award.
The Land Trust Alliance today honored New Jersey’s Tewksbury Land Trust with a National Land Trust Excellence Award.
The Land Trust Alliance today presented Dr. Mark Anderson the distinguished Kingsbury Browne Conservation Leadership Award.
The Land Trust Alliance is hosting virtually this week the nation’s largest gathering of land conservation leaders.
The Land Trust Alliance today applauded the House Ways and Means Committee vote to advance the Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act as part of reconciliation legislation.
The Land Trust Alliance today welcomed reintroduction in Congress of the Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act.
The Land Trust Alliance today applauded release of the Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful report.
The Land Trust Alliance is this week connecting conservationists with their elected representatives through Land Trust Alliance Virtual Advocacy Days.
The Land Trust Alliance announced today its first grants to support land trusts as they integrate new technologies into their work that will help ensure conserved lands remain protected.
The Land Trust Alliance and its member land trusts are celebrating Earth Month by inviting people to do good for the planet while having fun and enjoying everything the outdoors has to offer.
The Land Trust Alliance today welcomed the United States president’s executive order that commits to the goal of conserving at least 30 percent of our lands and oceans by 2030.