Saving Land, Winter 2009 (Vol. 28 No. 1)
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About This Saving Land
5 From the President
Greening the recovery
6 Conservation News
Conservation insurance update, explaining the crisis, rating states’ energy use and more news you can use
10 Policy Roundup
Looking to past leaders for inspiration and making recommendations to new leaders
12 Voiced
One land trust evaluates the Land Trust Alliance’s conservation defense insurance proposal
14 Coping with Crisis
Now is the time for land trusts to take stock of their financial positions, but also to consider the opportunities that the current economy offers. A financial expert with more than 25 years of experience covers strategies for helping land trusts make it through the recession.
18 A Plan for the Land
With finite resources and no time to waste, land trusts are finding that having a strategic conservation plan in place can help them work as effectively and as efficiently as possible.
20 On a Grand Scale
Thirty conservation groups and public agencies have come together to strategically protect the beautiful Quabbin to Cardigan corridor that runs from north-central Massachusetts to western New Hampshire.
24 The Oilman Knocks
Conservation and energy development can be compatible, but land trusts and landowners must do their homework when considering oil or gas exploration on protected land.
28 Board Matters
A board-driven accreditation case study; weathering the recession; Challenge logos
31 Accreditation Corner
Check out this checklist to see if your land trust is ready
32 Fundraising Wisdom
Five strategies for fundraising in hard times
34 Resources & Tools
What is the beautiful map included with this issue?
36 People & Places
A new hire, a front-page land trust and more
38 Inspired
Coexistence: Almost 70 years ago, Henry A. Wallace connected humans and land
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