Last Reviewed by MLTC: 1/26/2026.
Practical stewardship references that land trusts and conservation commissions can use to build or improve a conservation restriction (CR) stewardship program, including baseline documentation, monitoring and recordkeeping systems, landowner communications, stewardship funding, and responding to problems/violations.
Resources:
- Massachusetts Conservation Restriction Stewardship Manual: A Handbook for Land Trusts and Conservation Commissions (Massachusetts Audubon Society; 2024)
Comprehensive handbook and reference manual for establishing and standardizing CR stewardship policies, procedures, and documentation systems.
Resource: Read the manual.
- Conservation Restriction (CR) & Conservation Areas Land Stewardship: Challenges and Opportunities (Wil Hastings, Alain Peteroy, Doug Bruce; October 2011)
Training slide deck summarizing core stewardship tasks and common implementation issues; useful for orienting staff/boards/volunteers and as an outline for stewardship trainings.
Resource: mltc_stewardship_10.2011_1.pdf