Document / Saving Land

Saving Land, Summer 2012 (Vol. 31 No. 3)

Posted 2012
Source
Land Trust Alliance
About This Saving Land

5  From the President

Connecting with People

6  Conservation News

Terrafirma gets a leadership committee; urban gardens and farms benefit their communities; land trusts reach out to young adults; and more

10 Policy Roundup

Examining the beneficial outcome of relationships between land trusts and their representatives

12 Voiced

Conservation heroes past and present

14 Planning for Management of Fee Lands

Management plans are an essential component of caring for land trust-owned properties, protecting the conservation values and mapping out what uses are allowed, and not allowed, on protected land.

20 A Community Treasure

A beautiful historic barn draws people to McPolin Farm in Utah, protected by Summit Land Conservancy.

22 Building a Natural Partnership

Working with land trusts in targeted areas, Trout Unlimited has long recognized the importance of voluntary conservation of private lands as a critical tool to protect coldwater fisheries.

24 Linked by Land

Meet three board leaders of all-volunteer land trusts who share a common bond to the land they love and protect, and to the communities of which they are an integral part.

28 Board Matters

What defines intentional supervision, and how can it help your land trust? New Board to Board section

31 Accreditation Corner

Two new review specialists have been on both sides of the accreditation process

32 Fundraising Wisdom

Venturing carefully into cause-related marketing

34 Resources & Tools

Webinar recordings from the Alliance; a new book links planning and preservation; websites rounded up for you

36 People & Places

Two land trust projects showcase community access; Ear to the Ground

38 Inspired

What does a Wyoming rancher have in common with city people?