2025 Land Trust Alliance Advocacy Days
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About This Event
Join us for Land Trust Alliance Advocacy Days! We invite the staff, board members and volunteers of Alliance member land trusts to participate in our annual advocacy event to make a significant difference in land conservation.
As part of Advocacy Days, you'll have the opportunity to:
Take part in our annual pre-Advocacy Days issue briefing and the first timers' advocacy training on April 22.
Educate the newly seated 119th Congress about the important work of the land trust community.
Visit our debrief room to get answers to your questions, share information about your meetings and network with your peers.
Hear remarks from key Capitol Hill figures.
Participate in meetings with your members of Congress and have the opportunity to meet with key agency staff.
What is Advocacy Days?
The mission of our annual Advocacy Days is to provide land trust leaders with advocacy training and facilitate their relationships with key legislators to help build the political influence of the land trust community. The Land Trust Alliance advises Congress on important land trust issues in a way that no one land trust could do by itself — but to truly motivate elected officials, we need them to hear your stories about conserving our nation’s land and waters. Your participation is as important as it is truly valuable.
Both new and returning members of Congress must receive a clear message that our community is a powerful coalition — and land conservation is an important national and local issue.
Lodging
We have unfortunately sold out of discounted lodging rates at the Hilton Garden Inn, 1225 First St, NE.
Participants still in need of lodging assistance should use their favorite discount hotel search engine. If you have any questions, please email Patty Tipson, the Alliance's director of training. All participants are responsible for reserving their own accommodations.
Stipends
The deadline to apply for travel stipends has now passed. Thank you to all those who applied. Please email policy@lta.org if you have any questions about your application.
Sponsorships
The generous support of our sponsors allows land trusts to continue to advocate for the special places we need and love in our communities. A range of sponsorship opportunities are available – and sponsorship is a great way to increase your visibility and connect with a new audience. Contact Robert Schwartz for more information on sponsorship.
Participants in Land Trust Alliance events should review and agree to the Alliance Code of Conduct.
Participants in Land Trust Alliance events should review and agree to the Alliance Code of Conduct.
Thank you to our sponsors
Agenda
All times are Eastern.
Tuesday, April 22
We are once again convening this year’s issue briefing and first timers training in advance of Advocacy Days. This will allow for greater participation amongst our community, as well as allowing us to spend more time digging into the issues while providing more formal practice for any first-time participants.
Monday, May 5
Tuesday, May 6
Wednesday, May 7
Thursday, May 8
Back by popular demand! Meetings with key agency staff have always been a part of Advocacy Days, but we are once again making it easier for people to participate by avoiding conflicts with elected official meetings. Join us for meetings with key agency officials.