Sample for Practice 12B: Stewardship Principles

This is a sample spending policy for endowment and stewardship funds from the accredited Leelanau Conservancy.

This guidance covers Practice 12B: Land Management and Stewardship

This is a sample land management plan from the accredited Mianus River Gorge Preserve.

A sample conservation easement stewardship policy from the accredited Hudson Highlands Land Trust.

This is a sample of different strategic planning strategies from Authenticity Consulting, LLC.

A sample from the accredited Hudson Highlands Land Trust.

This is a charter and timeline for the strategic planning process from the accredited Mass Audubon.

This is a sample strategic plan progress report from the accredited Sudbury Valley Trustees.

This is a strategic plan for 2016-2020 from the accredited Shirley Heinze Land Trust.

Eventually, every land trust will face some form of legal action and it is very difficult or even impossible to know ahead of time when a land trust will be involved in a legal action (regardless of whether the land trust is initiating or responding to a legal action) so planning ahead is essential.