Saving Land, Spring 2013 (Vol. 32 No. 2)
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About This Saving Land
5 From the President
People-Powered Parks
6 Conservation News
The Alliance offers new resources for all-volunteer land trusts; a land trust in Newtown helps the community heal; refugees grow food and hope in a land trust’s community garden; and more
10 Policy Roundup
The land conservation community celebrates two victories, but must continue to build strong relationships
12 Voiced
Activist and author Jarid Manos’s group heals people while healing the land
13 Tribute to H. William “Bill” Sellers
Former Land Trust Alliance president Jean Hocker shares memories of conservation leader Bill Sellers, her colleague, mentor and friend.
14 Good Health for All
Protected land can improve people’s health and lives. By offering connections to the outdoors, especially to those who might not otherwise have access, land trusts are showing they can be agents of change.
18 Large Landscapes in Focus
Talent, technology, conservation finance techniques and social innovation are fueling a new generation of large-scale conservation initiatives.
20 "Up the Ridge We Go”
Bruce Lumper and Marolyn Wilks protect a spectacular wildflower ridge southwest of The Dalles, Oregon, with Columbia Land Trust.
24 Durable Collaborations, Part I
This first part of a two-part series explores the different types of collaborations and partnerships that are strengthening land conservation around the country.
28 Board Matters
Mediation is an alternative dispute resolution tool in the conservation defense toolbox
31 Accreditation Corner
Who are the commissioners, and how are they selected?
32 Fundraising Wisdom
Two fundraising experts discuss trends in 2013
34 Resources & Tools
Ambassadors extend conservation’s reach; new groups on The Learning Center; webinars in 2013
36 People & Places
Meet Bob and Shirley French, early champions of land conservation
38 Inspired
Conservation spanning time and place
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