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Land Trust Board Member Receives President's Volunteer Service Award
Bob Fairbank has been the president of one of the most successful volunteer land trusts in the South, the Wolf River Conservation Society, since its inception nearly 10 years ago. On March 21, he received the President's Volunteer Service Award for his work with the land trust. More (posted 3/23/07) |
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The Cane River. Photo courtesy of Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy |
Landowners protect lands in Black Mountains
NORTH CAROLINA -Burnsville landowners contributed one of the most valuable individual conservation easement donations in North Carolina history at the end of 2006. Charles and Mary Edwards donated a 1,300-acre conservation easement worth $10 million in the Black Mountains in Yancey County. The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy and Catawba Lands Conservancy partnered for the first time to protect this scenic and ecologically valuable tract of land. More (posted 1/24/07)
For this and
more Success Stories visit our Southeast
Success Stories Web Page.
2005 Census Anaylsis from the Southeast
With valuable data, graphs and interpretation of the 2005 Land Trust Census, strictly from the Southeast perspective. Read it here (PDF, 106KB)
Learn more about the 2005 Land Trust Census
(posted 1/24/07)
Report
on the Economic Value of Habitat
The
Southeast Watershed Forum's report, From
Open Spaces to Wild Places: the Economic Value of
Habitat Protection to Your Community, is
now available. Visit their website to request a free copy
or download it. (posted 11/17/06)
Southeast
Land Trust Conference
John's Island | March 28-29, 2007
Join us on the beautiful South Carolina coast for two days of discussions and seminars. This annual conference will provide a focused learning experience, with opportunities for reviewing approaches to strategic conservation planning with an emphasis on coastal planning, and new Standards and Practices Curriculum sessions on developing stronger boards of directors, and understanding current conservation tax benefit opportunities, laws and appraisal methods.More
Georgia
Gov. Perdue Signs Legislation Creating Tax Credit for
Land Conservation
Corporations and individuals in Georgia that
donate land or a conservation easement to the state, a
county, a municipality, or a charitable nonprofit organization
could receive a tax credit of up to $500,000 and $250,000
respectively under a bill (H.B. 1107) signed April 21 by
Gov. Sonny Perdue (R). (posted
4/27/06) More
Land Trust Mentoring Program
The
Land Trust Alliance furnishes
direct counseling and assistance to 5-6 land trusts selected
for the Southeast Land Trust Mentoring Program, for a 6-18
month long period (Contact southeast@lta.org for
more information.) New participants are added as groups
finish their mentoring periods. Mentors
consist of Alliance staff and a team of contracted counselors.Land trusts participating in the Mentoring
Program in 2004-05 included:
- Catawba Lands Conservancy (NC)Congaree Land Trust (SC)Conservation Trust for FloridaHighlands-Cashiers Land
Trust (NC)
- Land Trust for Tennessee
The
mentoring program generally includes an organizational
assessment based on Land Trust Standards
and Practices that helps determine
priority needs and measures progress, and generally involves
guidance in establishing general strategic (business) plans,
fundraising plans, or regional conservation plans.
(updated 3/23/07) |
