Saving Land, Fall 2010 (Vol. 29 No. 4)
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About This Saving Land
5 From the President
United by land
6 Conservation News
Gulf coast disaster hits home for land trusts; listening sessions gather land trust input; western forests offer carbon sinks; a land trust camp blends generations
10 Policy Roundup
How to make politicians care about land conservation; help set our policy priorities at Rally
12 Voiced
What happens when you try to go home again? Thanks to a land trust, that special place is still there.
14 The Political Power of Land Trusts
Staff and board members of land trusts of diverse sizes and missions are making it a priority to communicate with elected officials at all levels, building strategic relationships to achieve their land protection goals.
20 A Jewel in Time
Anderson’s Acres in Connecticut shines like a sunlit fall jewel. The Weantinoge Heritage Land Trust has protected it for all time.
22 Attainable Excellence: The Path to a Stronger Land Trust
Ideas and laws change. Systems improve. People move on. Best practices evolve. Here’s how land trusts can continually learn and grow to become stronger.
24 Troublesome Neighbors: Third Party Trespass and Standing
Individuals who own property adjacent to conserved land sometimes fail to respect boundaries. Third party trespass can come out of left field, but land trusts can be prepared.
28 Board Matters
Generating good financial reports; Board Member Challenge logos
31 Accreditation Corner
An expert on accreditation helps define what it is, and what it is not
32 Fundraising Wisdom
Three creative fundraising and awareness-raising ideas for land trusts
34 Resources & Tools
Equity audits; climate change websites; good publications for land trusts
36 People & Places
A community comes together in a historic town; accreditation news; Ear to the Land
38 Inspired
The truth lies all around us
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