How to Implement the Standards

Do you want to take your land trust to the next level of excellence? Ensure your projects and your land trust are prepared for the future? Implementing Land Trust Standards and Practices is the best way to ensure that your conservation projects — and the larger land conservation movement — will stand the test of time.

We've created these resources to help you put the Standards into effect.

Resource Center
Formerly the Learning Center
All Land Trust Alliance members have full access to the Resource Center, including an extensive Resource Library. This member-only site offers many ways to learn and connect.
- Find detailed guidance for all 12 standards, 59 practices and 188 practice elements, including related case studies, sample documents, templates and more.
- Choose from nearly 60 online courses on key practices—each one takes less than 15 minutes to complete.
- Post your tough questions in the online discussion forums.
Workshops and webinars
Got goals for implementing the Standards? We have trainings to help you meet them.
- Check out our upcoming webinars.
- Find workshops and other learning opportunities at a land trust conference.
Assess Your Organization
The Assessing Your Organization tool can help your land trust evaluate its progress toward implementing the 2017 Standards.
- Read more about the assessment including why, how and who should complete it.
- Take a 15-minute online course on how to use the assessment.
- Download the Assessing Your Organization workbook (free for members).

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Resource Center

Workshops and webinars

Assess Your Organization