Saving Land, Winter 2012 (Vol. 31 No. 1)
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About This Saving Land
5 From the President
Our Great Strength
8 Conservation News
New rule on volunteer accounting; Landslide honors land trusters; year-end fundraising advice
10 Policy Roundup
Engaging the whole community in conservation decisions; the supercommittee meets; Farm Bill update and more
12 Voiced
Homeland security redefined
14 Capturing Hearts and Minds
In its early years, the land trust movement focused on growth. Now that focus is shifting to keeping what has been saved saved for all time. The key is relevancy.
18 Seeing the Forest for the Trees (and the Community)
There are as many types of community forests as there are communities. Land trusts can become important partners in the mix, as demonstrated by three examples.
20 Ages Old
The Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust in North Carolina tells the history of the areas it protects, as well as its own history, in a coffee table book called First Creation.
24 Tales of Records, Redundancy and Renewal
In part two of our series on recordkeeping, learn why the topic is such an important one (hint: remember the disaster-laden summer of 2011?).
28 Board Matters
Helpful advice for when a land trust is ready to hire staff; Board Member Challenge profile and logos
31 Accreditation Corner
As the pool of accredited land trusts grows, so should marketing efforts to the public
32 Fundraising Wisdom
Fundraising advice from your peers in the land conservation movement
34 Resources & Tools
National Land Trust Census summary; new partnership to save our coasts; a handy website on websites
36 People & Places
Rally 2011; new board members share their stories
38 Inspired
Out of the ashes springs hope
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