Document / Saving Land

Saving Land, Fall 2001 (Vol. 20 No. 4)

Posted 2001
Source
Land Trust Alliance
About This Saving Land

5 Conserved Acreage, Number of Land Trusts Soared in the 1990s

LTA’s 2000 National Land Trust Census measures rapid growth in acreage protected by local and regional land trusts.

8 Jean Hocker’s Legacy

From her success founding a land trust in Jackson, WY, to her 14 years leading the Land Trust Alliance in Washington, DC, Jean Hocker’s dedication to land conservation has touched many hearts and minds.

14 Stepping Up to a Big Deal

How three land trusts decided to plunge into million and multimillion-dollar conservation deals — and how they pulled them off.

18 Reenergizing Your Board of Directors

A nonprofit’s board members are some of its most important volunteers.

Does your land trust have systems in place to make the most of their time?

3 President’s Column

4 Public Policy Update

22 Land Trust Gleanings

25 Law Update

Preventing Property Tax Foreclosure from Extinguishing Conservation Easements

26 LTA News

33 Ask an Expert

35 People on the Move/On the Bookshelf/Calendar

37 Tips & Talk