Saving Land, Fall 2013 (Vol. 32 No. 4)
Source
About This Saving Land
5 From the President
Something Good Happening
6 Conservation News
Community projects in New York, Illinois, Maryland and Australia share the goal of connecting people to nature; a land trust creates a blueprint to protect a region’s food supply
10 Policy Roundup
When land trusts cultivate relationships with their senators and representatives, all land conservationists benefit
12 Voiced
Essayist and nature writer Barry Lopez describes how and what children learn in the natural world.
14 Connecting People to Nature
Many land trusts are reimagining public access as a way to build support for land conservation. Keeping a balance between allowing people on the land while still protecting its resources is key.
18 Changes on the Horizon
Land trusts prepare for climate change by exploring adaptation methods tailored to the specific needs of their regions.
20 A Park’s Rebirth
After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, The Trust for Public Land stepped in to help restore City Park, dear to residents and valuable to the local economy.
24 Community-Driven Conservation
When land trusts gather input as to what their communities want from local conservation, everyone wins.
28 Board Matters
Three land trusts provide their best communications ideas for community outreach
31 Accreditation Corner
It’s time to prepare for renewal of accreditation
32 Fundraising Wisdom
Six steps for a successful year-end giving campaign
34 Resources & Tools
Three groups provide loans for land conservation
36 People & Places
Introducing two new board members, and one returning; In Memoriam; Ear to the Ground
38 Inspired
2010 Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin’s “Youth of Grass”
© 2013 Land Trust Alliance, Inc. All rights reserved.
Saving Land, Spring 2013 (Vol. 32 No. 2)
The Spring 2013 issue of Saving Land features a tribute to Bill Sellers, explains who commissioners are and highlights how protected land can improve health.
Saving Land, Summer 2013 (Vol. 32 No. 3)
The Summer 2013 issue of Saving Land highlights ways land trusts can collaborate, features how land trusts around the country are innovating to keep working lands working and explores social media as an engagement and a fundraising tool.
Saving Land, Fall 2010 (Vol. 29 No. 4)
The fall 2010 issue of Saving Land highlights the political power of land trusts, explains how how land trusts can continually learn and grow to become stronger and features creative fundraising and awareness-raising ideas for land trusts.
Saving Land, Fall 2014 (Vol. 33 No. 4)
The Fall 2014 issue of Saving Land features land trusts designing projects that foster a love of the land for new audiences, highlights the next generation of leaders in the conservation movement and explains how maps can help your land trust tell stories.
Saving Land, Winter 2013 (Vol. 32 No. 1)
The Winter 2013 issue of Saving Land celebrates the creation of Terrafirma LLC, highlights how Potomac Conservancy has protected the Potomac River and discusses how we can measure conservation.
Saving Land, Fall 2016 (Vol. 35 No. 4)
The Fall 2016 issue of Saving Land features ideas for how land trusts can reach audiences online, highlights the path to accreditation of three land trusts and explains the important relationship between Land Trust Standards and Practices and accreditation requirements.
Saving Land, Fall 2008 (Vol. 27 No. 4)
The fall 2008 issue of Saving Land highlights how the Land Trust Alliance is exploring the feasibility of conservation defense insurance, discusses the state of land trusts today and celebrates the inaugural group of 39 accredited land trusts.
Saving Land, Fall 1998 (Vol. 17 No. 4)
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.
Saving Land, Fall 2011 (Vol. 30 No. 4)
The Fall 2011 issue of Saving Land highlights a new program equips young leaders with the skills to re-imagine the future of conservation in a changing world, explains how land trusts can build trust with successor landowners and discusses solid recordkeeping.
Saving Land, Fall 2018 (Vol. 37 No. 4)
This issue of Saving Land discusses how we can address gender bias in conservation organizations, highlights Land Trust Alliance member benefits and more.