Picone Farm

Picone Farm. Photograph by Jerry Monkman of EcoPhotography, courtesy of Wildlands Trust.

Strengthening Land Trusts. Advancing Land Conservation.

Wayside Inn Sudbury

2025 Massachusetts Land Conservation Conference

Friday, March 21 at UMass Amherst

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Calendar

  • Sep12

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    Networking for Executive Directors of Large Regional Land Trusts

    via Zoom

    The suggested focus for this session is Risk Assessment, but conversation in these calls is driven by current issues and concerns of those participating so other topics can also be raised. Part of MLTC's Stronger Together networking series for land trust staff and Board members. This call will not be recorded. Contact Robb Johnson (robb@massland.org) for more information.

  • Sep12

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    Fall 2024 Land Protection Tools & Techniques Course

    Online The Application deadline was May 15 and this course is full.

    Sponsored by UMass Extension, MLTC and Mass Audubon, with support from The Trustees and MA DCR’s Working Forest Initiative, this course is aimed at those with a strong interest in learning the practical nuts and bolts of land conservation transactions in order to seek employment in this field. 

  • Sep20

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    September 2024 Conservation Partner Meeting

    Hybrid In-person at MassWildlife Field Headquarters, 1 Rabbit Hill Road, Westborough MA OR via Zoom. Register below.

    Land trust staff and board members as well as conservation partners are welcome to this quarterly meeting, featuring relevant news from state agencies, a timely update on state and federal policy matters, announcements, and this month’s featured topic: Article 97 and implementation of the Public Lands Protection Act. Formerly known as "Steering Committee Meetings", these meetings are convened by MLTC's Partner...

    Register (only if attending virtually)

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Updates

  • July 29, 2024

    2024 Conservation Restriction Stewardship Manual Released

    This essential handbook for land trusts and conservation commissions is a revised version of the 2006 edition. The Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition was pleased to collaborate with the Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions to support this update.

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