Resources For Land Trusts
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Guidelines for 501(c)(3) organizations who wish to lobby.
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A presentation on the Department of Justice (DOJ) rules regarding access to recreation facilities by people with mobility disabilities, effective March, 2011. This presentation was given at the Mass...
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One response to the alarming, emerging issue of local assessors taxing non-profit land trusts on all or some of their properties.
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The purposes clause of a land trust's Articles of Incorporation needs to accent any and all approaches that the organization does or plans to take to accomplish its goals of protection. A well-writt...
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Racial Equity Stages resource linked here.
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The guide endorses nine strategic recommendations for adoption by the Commonwealth's public and private sectors. The recommendations are based on regional and national best practices. View guide here
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Resources to help you improve your land trust's record keeping practices.
Toolkit summary sheet and descriptionVideo of Standards and Practices: How to Run a Land Trust ResponsiblyLink to LTA's summar...
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An Act relative to the recovery of attorney's fees for conservation restriction enforcement, Chapter 184, Section 32.
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Last reviewed 11/15/2024.
Resource explaining Massachusetts, General Law c. 21 sec. 17C, which affords any owner who allows the public to use their land for recreation at no charge relief from liabili...
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Last Reviewed by MLTC: 12/11/2025
Regional tools that compile funding opportunities, grants, and resource guides for agricultural producers in the Northeast, helping farmers access cost-share, beginni...
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Includes article "Governor signs tax title bill" by MMA Legislative Analyst Matthew G. Feher and a fact sheet on the act by Citizens' Housing and Planning Association.
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Rooted in Nature: Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Resiliency is a web series consisting of five thematic sessions, showcasing experts from indigenous communities in Massachusetts. This series offers ...
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"This messaging guide is intended to uplift the vision in our Platform for Real Food in a way that is 1) linked to the current pandemic in ways that are timely and resonant, and 2) true to our values ...
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The Massachusetts Appeals Court reversed the Appellate Tax Board 's decision upholding the town's refusal to abate the withdrawal tax on the subject property.
Mass Appeals Court Reverses ATB Ruling on...
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This recorded trail easement was provided by Mark Robinson, The Compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trusts.
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This factsheet describes forest soil composition and soil carbon, forest harvesting, and management guidelines in line with new land use changes.
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Resources include:Model solar zoning bylaws to assist cities and towns throughout Massachusetts in establishing reasonable standards to facilitate development of small-, medium- and large-scale ground...
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Does the installation of solar and wind farms on Chapter 61 land constitute a change of use?
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Progress made and challenges we face in the areas of Air quality, Waste management, Water quality, Land preservation and Coast and Ocean status.
