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

This publication provides the findings from a December 2020 Land Trust Alliance survey of land trusts around the country on disability inclusion.

This article provides and analyzes a previously uncollected dataset that offers guidance on the appropriate rules of law for conservation easement modification.

The fall 1998 issue of Exchange (now Saving Land) features local and regional land trusts showing growth based on results from the National Land Trust Census, highlights how land trusts are protecting farms with agricultural easements and shares the results of the land trust salary survey.

Now updated with 2022 data, the Land Trust Salaries and Benefits Survey is the only comprehensive source of staff compensation data exclusively for the land trust community.

Results from the nation's longest-running survey of private land conservation are in. The numbers, and the stories of individual land trusts, show the collective impact of land trusts across the country to protect land and address the needs of their communities.

To support land trusts’ participation in the ACEP-ALE and RCPP programs, the Land Trust Alliance developed a strong partnership with NRCS. The Alliance has created new resources, grown communication between the agency and land trusts, and advocate for changes in the programs to help our community.

This is the amicus brief filed by the Massachusetts Coalition of Land Trusts and the Land Trust Alliance.

A modification clause, which may include amendment, consent, waiver and other discretionary approvals, enhances the 'protected in perpetuity' standard and improves the chances of perpetual easement protection. This clause can help conservation organizations properly address unforeseen circumstances.

The spring 2017 issue of Saving Land highlights the Land Trust Alliance's new climate change initiative for land trusts, outlines the latest revision of Land Trust Standards and Practices and what IRS Notice 2017-10 means for land trusts.

When a landowner hands you a survey they had done, or you find a survey in the process of acquiring a new easement or preserve, it is highly tempting to stash the survey away in the file drawer and forget about it. But then you may have a bigger problem!