Saving Land, Summer 2016 (Vol. 35 No. 3)
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About This Saving Land
5 From the President
Bats, Boxes and Biodiversity
6 Conservation News
Conserving ranches to protect the climate, keeping pot growers accountable to the land, pairing hikers with shelter dogs and more.
10 Policy Roundup
At the Alliance’s fifth Advocacy Days we celebrated our incentive win and took the opportunity to advocate for the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
12 Voiced
Stepping out of her “safe science” zone, a land trust staffer learns the value of community conservation.
14 A Place for Wildlife
Land trusts know that when it comes to saving biodiversity preserving land is a vital tool enriched by a strong scientific foundation, various funding sources and strategic collaborations.
18 Pathways for Change
Many land trusts around the country work with trails — building them, managing them, protecting them. And in addition to connecting communities, often these trails deliver such benefits as improving the economic and health status of the communities through which they run.
20 Land We Love: People and Wildlife Share a Special Preserve
The accredited Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast in Florida protects Bay Preserve at Osprey, acquired in 2006, for people and animals alike.
24 Feature: What Title Reveals that the Land Itself Cannot
Since 2002, MaryKay O’Donnell, Midwest program manager for the Land Trust Alliance, has taught an “all about titles” course with other experts at Rally: The National Land Conservation Conference. She has distilled that knowledge in this easy-to-understand article.
28 Board Matters
How do land trust boards decide which conservation projects to pursue and which to reject?
31 Accreditation Corner
The collective voice of more than 300 accredited land trusts is reaching the ears of legislators around the country.
32 Fundraising Wisdom
Examples abound of events celebrating land trusts. Here’s a good illustration from Rhode Island.
34 Resources & Tools
We won permanence for the tax incentive. Now we have a guide for how to use it.
36 People & Places
Protecting biodiversity in the desert, giving a young man a chance for an education and Ear to the Ground.
38 Inspired
Planting the Seeds of Conservation
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