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Voiced: Protecting a Vital Tool

Source:  Saving Land magazine, Fall 2017 Author:  Mike Carlson Have you ever wondered why conservation easements are such powerful and effective tools? Or why you and your local land trust should care...

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An Integral Part of Life

Source:  Land Trust Alliance Author:  Rob Aldrich iPhoto by Cara SlifkaWhen I was just a kid many years ago, my family marveled at “the Old Man of the Mountain,” a granite formation in the White...

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Advanced Risk Management: Enforcement and Litigation

January 23, 2018Time:  3-4:00 p.m. Eastern Instructor(s):  Lorri Barrett & Hannah Flake Cost:  Complimentary Register onlineAdvanced risk management — suitable for those who have previously taken a...

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Advanced Risk Management: Enforcement and Litigation

January 18, 2018Time:  3-4:00 p.m. Eastern Instructor(s):  Lorri Barrett & Hannah Flake Cost:  Complimentary Register onlineAdvanced risk planning — prerequisite of at least one risk management...

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2018 All-Access Pass

December 12, 2017 - December 31, 2018Instructor(s):  Land Trust Alliance Cost:  $ 525 (member) | $985 (non-member) Purchase all-access passFor only $525, an all-access pass gives you the key to 32...

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Advanced Appraisal Essentials

February 06, 2018Time:  2-3:30 p.m. Eastern Instructor(s):  Bill Silberstein & Mark Weston Cost:  $65 members | $95 non-members Register onlineQualified appraisals are the lynchpin of the process...

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Managing Violations While Preserving Relationships

February 01, 2018Time:  2-3:30 p.m. Eastern Instructor(s):  Paul Doscher & Carol Hess Cost:  $65 members | $95 non-members Register onlineWhen it’s hot it’s hot…. Violations of trust and of...

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Reputation Management: How to Protect Your Land Trust’s Brand

May 15, 2018Time:  2-3:30 p.m. Eastern Instructor(s):  Sharon Danosky Cost:  $65 members | $95 non-members Register onlineYour land trust can face a crisis at any time. A beloved leader suddenly must...

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Introduction to The Learning Center

January 31, 2018Time:  2 p.m. Eastern Instructor(s):  Katie Chang Cost:  Complimentary Watch webinarYou’re invited to take a tour of the new Learning Center launched in December 2017. The Learning...

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Introduction to The Learning Center

February 07, 2018Time:  2 p.m. Eastern Instructor(s):  Katie Chang Cost:  Complimentary Watch webinarYou’re invited to take a tour of the new Learning Center launched in December 2017. The Learning...

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Walking the Line

Source:  Land Trust Alliance Author:  Lorri Barrett Adverse possession is a way for people to enact their own “land grab” and could possibly happen to your land if you aren’t careful. In a case in...

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Amending Conservation Easements: Evolving Practices and Legal Principles

Buy digital downloadAuthor:  Land Trust Alliance Year Published: January 01, 2017Alliance Member Download Price:  Complimentary Non-Member Download Price:  $14 This report, originally published in 2007...

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Carefully Considering Amendments

Source:  Saving Land magazine, Fall 2017 Author:  Land Trust Alliance Parts of this article were excerpted from “Amending Conservation Easements: Evolving Practices and Legal Principles” (2017), found...

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A Walk in the Park

Source:  Land Trust Alliance Author:  Lorri Barrett A calming walk in a park often rescues the sanity of many beleaguered worker, parent, child or spouse. We know the critical nature of open space and...

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Carefully Considering Amendments

Source:  Saving Land magazine, Fall 2017 Author:  Land Trust Alliance Parts of this article were excerpted from “Amending Conservation Easements: Evolving Practices and Legal Principles” (2017), found...

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A Walk in the Park

Source:  Land Trust Alliance Author:  Lorri Barrett A calming walk in a park often rescues the sanity of many beleaguered worker, parent, child or spouse. We know the critical nature of open space and...

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Walking the Line

Source:  Land Trust Alliance Author:  Lorri Barrett Adverse possession is a way for people to enact their own “land grab” and could possibly happen to your land if you aren’t careful. In a case in...

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Singing a New Song

Source:  Land Trust Alliance Author:  Lorri Barrett In a recent opinion, a federal court covering Texas concluded that it was "common sense" that land use restrictions designed to protect the...

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Old McDonald Didn’t Get a Tax Break

Source:  Land Trust Alliance Author:  Lorri Barrett The “farmer and rancher rule” gives qualified farmers a boost when claiming a tax deduction for a conservation easement by letting them deduct up to...

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Voiced: Protecting a Vital Tool

Source:  Saving Land magazine, Fall 2017 Author:  Mike Carlson Have you ever wondered why conservation easements are such powerful and effective tools? Or why you and your local land trust should care...

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