Inviting elected officials to visit your land

Don’t just tell your legislators about conservation — show them! Members of Congress spend much of the year in their home district, meeting with constituents. This guide will help you learn to invite members of Congress to visit your land.

Land trusts need to be good at educating elected officials about themselves and the tools they use to complete important conservation work. Here’s a factsheet and talking points that you can use when meeting with elected officials to discuss your work. 

Community support for increasing the pace and permanence of conservation depends on the quality, depth and extent of your relationships with elected officials. Here's how to show public officials that your work benefits their constituents and the economy.

Thanking your elected officials when they act on behalf of the land trust community is an important step towards building a long-term relationship that you can call on time and time again. Here are ten ways to say thank you.

Advocating is one our community’s most important jobs. So, land trusts need to be just as good at building relationships with our elected officials as we are at building relationships with major donors and landowners. Here’s some simple rules to keep in mind.

This is a sample internal easement stewardship visit report from the accredited Teton Regional Land Trust.

Elected leaders have the potential to help — or hurt — land trusts’ work in ways that even the most dedicated local supporters can’t match. So, it only makes sense to invest in those relationships. Here are just some of the numerous ways you can connect with your members of Congress.