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Dear Friend,
We are always looking for better ways to get you the information you need. We recently launched a new online resource to help you learn, connect, and share with your land trust colleagues. This service, called The Learning Center, will include the 15-course core curriculum of our “university of conservation” as well as the digital database that was previously located on LTAnet (sample documents, Rally presentations, Land Trust Standards and Practices, and much more). We have designed the site so that it is easy for you to find information, and I am delighted to announce that it will be available free to all Alliance members. We will close LTAnet on March 31, so make sure to sign up for an account on The Learning Center today.
Also, we will soon debut a reformatted quarterly journal called Saving Land to replace Exchange. Keep an eye out for it in the coming months! We hope you will find these new services helpful in your conservation work.
Rand Wentworth
President, Land Trust Alliance |
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Congress still hasn’t reached a deal on the Farm Bill, so we’re still fighting to include the permanent extension of the tax incentive for conservation easement donations. This is a critical moment, and a personal call from your Representative to Speaker Pelosi or other key leaders could mean the difference between winning or losing the easement incentive.
We also need your help with the Forest Legacy Program and the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), the most significant federal sources of funding to support land conservation. Ask your Representative to sign a new letter supporting increased funding to ensure these programs continue to succeed.
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Charles Leach of Farmington Land Trust accepts the Volunteer of the Year Award at Rally in 2007 | Every day thousands of people dedicate their time and energy to the precious work of conserving land in their communities. The Land Trust Alliance Awards Program, presented at Rally, honors and thanks both our land trust community and its leaders for their hard work and terrific successes.
Nominate a conservation hero or land trust today! Peer-nominations are being accepted for the Kingsbury Browne Conservation Leadership Award, the National Land Trust Excellence Award, and the National Conservation Volunteer of the Year. |
Schedule a free demo for your land trust board or staff on The Learning Center! You’ll learn how to log-in, take a course, and search for what you need. E-mail tlc@lta.org to arrange for a 30 or 60 minute online demo for your group over the Web.
Don’t forget that LTAnet is closing at the end of March, so look for all its great resources on The Learning Center now. |
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Photo by Kathleen Rice | National Public Radio recently debuted a new series about America’s altering landscape, with stories about the intersection of people and the land. Shifting Ground aims to elevate the dialogue on land use issues, revealing the complex forces reshaping America and showing how individuals and communities are regaining control.
Learn more about the series and listen to the first story |
On February 29, a jury awarded $98,181 in compensatory damages and $500,000 in punitive damages to the Western New York Land Conservancy for an easement violation on a nature preserve and education center.
The jury gave the compensatory award to repair damage caused by a neighbor’s various trespasses including clear cutting for roads. The jury awarded punitive damages to compensate for the neighbor’s malicious and intentional actions toward the land conservancy - testimony in the trial confirmed that the neighbor knew he had crossed the property boundary.
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