Sample for Practice 2C: Public Policy Practices

This is a sample financial management policy from the accredited Hudson Highlands Land Trust.

This is a sample records policy from the accredited Bluegrass Conservancy.

A sample policy for board approval of land transactions from the accredited Kaniksu Land Trust.

This is an investment and spending policy from the accredited Land Trust for Santa Barbara County.

This is an investment policy from the accredited Greenbelt Land Trust.

A sample investment policy and guidelines from the accredited Weeks Bay Foundation.

Land trusts typically must manage multiple projects and make hard choices among worthy prospects. Making decisions can be challenging if you lack a comprehensive land protection strategy for your region. This document lays out the benefits of developing a strategic conservation plan.

In this framework, NRCS identifies six major water and land resource management challenges, guidelines for identifying vulnerable agricultural landscapes and 13 strategies for NRCS leaders in western states to use now to collaborate with partners, water resource managers and producers.