2000 Land Trust Census Datasets on the Web
Find land trusts working on a particular land type
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2003 Land Trust Census
Findings from the 2003 National Land Trust Census
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Backup Grantees
It is vital that every land trust consider what will happen to its assets if the organization ceases to exist or can no longer steward or administer its easements. Land trusts should have a contingency plan for all of their easements in case of such events. One strategy is to include backup or contingency provisions in the easement.
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Basic Facts & Resources for Landowners
This factsheet contains basic information and links to resources for landowners interested in conserving land by working with a land trust.
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Booking Conservation Easements on Balance Sheets
Understand your accounting policies and how they will help your land trust.
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Careers in Land Conservation
This factsheet describes how you can get starting working in the land conservation and land trust communities.
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Co-holding Conservation Easements
A co-held easement is an easement whose rights, duties and responsibilities are shared by two grantees.
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Conservation Buyer Transactions
Conservation Buyer Transactions or Programs are used by conservation organizations across the country as a way to protect properties in private ownership.
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Conservation Easement Stewardship Funding
This factsheet will help land trusts determine their needs for long-term stewardship programs.
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Conservation Easements v. Deed Restrictions
This factsheet discusses the differences between receiving a restriction on land by deed covenant and a restriction on land by conservation easement.
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Easements as Public Support: The ‘Zero-Value’ Approach
Economic Benefits of Open Space Protection
Communities that conserve land make an investment in future economic development. Saving land from development is often the best way to reduce government spending and avoid increases in property taxes. This factsheet contains descriptions of and links to resources and reports on the economic benefits of open space protection.
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Factsheet on IRS Form 8283
This factsheet will help land trusts use the IRS Form 8283.
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Grantseeking
There are a variety of places to look for funds; it’s often just a matter of knowing where to look. This factsheet provides some of our favorites for land trusts.
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Land Trusts and Tribal Entities
Tribal land trusts are gaining momentum in helping to reclaim and protect sacred tribal lands in America. This factsheet contains contact information for land trusts or organizations that have experience working with Native American tribes for land conservation.
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Lobbying and Land Trusts
Can land trusts lobby? Yes! There are a lot of good reasons to lobby! The government makes decisions about conservation tax incentives, controls millions of dollars in conservation funding, and has the potential to greatly help – or hurt – your conservation work.
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Mortgage Subordination
When accepting a conservation easement on land subject to an existing mortgage, a land trust must obtain a mortgage subordination from the mortgage holder (i.e., the lender).
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Planned Giving
“Planned Giving” is the collective term for a contribution given at death (such as a bequest made through a person's will), a life income gift (such as a charitable remainder trust or charitable gift annuity), a reserved life estate, and gifts of life insurance, IRAs or pension plans.
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What is a Land Trust?
Definition of a land trust with brief descriptions of various conservation tools employed by land trusts.
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