Resources For Land Trusts
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Last Reviewed by MLTC: 12/11/2025
Federal USDA programs offering financial and technical assistance to farmers and landowners, including cost-share opportunities, conservation incentives, and resource...
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Last Reviewed by MLTC: 1/26/2026.
NRCS webpages listing federal conservation grant and incentive opportunities and providing EQIP-specific details, with an additional spreadsheet resource for trackin...
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https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/training/grant-proposal.html
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Forms and information relating to registering and reporting by public charities and non-profits.
Public charities annual filings
Registering a public charity
Non-profit organizations / public charitie...
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https://www.eddmaps.org/distribution/
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Last Reviewed by MLTC: 11/11/2025
Summary:Resources offer land trusts and nonprofits both a high-level overview of fiscal sponsorship models and a focused examination of how sponsorship can advance eq...
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Article linked here.
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Last Reviewed by MLTC: 02/05/2026.
Forest-focused resources addressing climate adaptation, resilience, carbon storage, and vulnerability assessment. These documents can be used to understand major for...
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Overview of IRS Form 8283 - deductions for noncash charitable contributions - including links for instructions, revisions and the form at: www.irs.gov/uac/about-form-8283
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Last Reviewed by MLTC: 11/11/2025
Summary: Companion resources providing comprehensive guidance for land trusts considering mergers, alliances, or other partnership structures. They address board and ...
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https://www.mass.gov/news/get-to-know-animal-tracks
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A presentation given at the 2016 Mass Land Conservation Conference: Open Field Management: Managing Fields for Wildlife Habitat.
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A compilation of all of the great ponds known in Massachusetts.
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Last Reviewed by MLTC: 01/07/2026.
Green Burial Massachusetts provides information on green burial practices and options in Massachusetts. This resource introduces environmentally conscious end-of-lif...
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Written by the Massachusetts Attorney General, this report documents the obligations and rights of all charitable trustees and board members of charities.
View Guide
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A guide to basic skills in financial management for nonprofit leaders and managers published by the Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits.
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Last Reviewed by MLTC: 01/07/2026.
Offers research-based guidance on language and framing that helps build public and landowner support for conservation. Identifies messaging that resonates across au...
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Step-by-step guidance for landowners and land managers in developing specific plans for the effective management of invasive plants. View guide here
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Last Reviewed by MLTC: 01/07/2026.
Offers practical guidance and real-world examples for working with landowners on conservation projects. Includes sample outreach materials, questionnaires, and chec...
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Last reviewed by MLTC: 9/27/2025
Conservation Restriction Provisions that Land Trusts Should Pay Careful Attention to (Stephen J. Small, Esq; 03/24/2024)
Highlights the most important provisions to...
