Stewardship Tea and Talk 2026

Have you been wishing for a conversation with someone working through the same challenges as you? Did you love the stewardship breakfast and roundtables at Rally in Cleveland? Then you should attend the third annual Stewardship Tea and Talk! Join us on Zoom to discuss the most pressing stewardship issues for lasting conservation facing you and your peers. After an introduction from Alliance staff, you’ll get to choose a breakout room to discuss a specific topic for one hour. Breakout rooms are facilitated by Alliance staff and experienced land trust stewards. Whether you started in your position two weeks ago or have been stewarding land for decades as a staff, board or a volunteer member, come prepared to ask and answer questions. You will make connections with your peers from across the country, sharing ideas, experiences and support.

Breakout room topics are determined by registrant interest, and will most likely focus on:

• Stewardship databases, imagery, mapping and technology.

• Developing and managing relationships with different groups, from indigenous communities to new conservation easement owners.

• Conservation easement stewardship practices and issues such as monitoring, documentation, reserved rights, enforcement and aging conservation easements.

• Fee land stewardship practices and issues such as monitoring, management plans and public access.

• Climate adaptation and planning.

• Restoration work.

• Organizational capacity and resources for stewardship.

• Stewardship hot topics, such as data centers, AI and government permitting.

• Working with volunteers and all volunteer land trusts.

This event will not be recorded, so we encourage you to attend the live event. Summaries of discussions and links to relevant resources will be posted on this webpage after the event. This event is provided free of charge for Land Trust Alliance members, due to the generous support of our donors. Nonmembers may attend for a fee.

Participants in Land Trust Alliance events should review and agree to the Alliance Code of Conduct.