Resources For Land Trusts
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This is a resource for WWFC vision partners and leaders to support our ongoing learning and leading on diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, and anti-oppression in our work.
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Report No. 1 of Land Conservation & Inequality Series
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PDF brochure and editable version of the brochure in Publisher to allow an organization to add its own regulations and information to the back middle panel.
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Two land trusts' strategies for handling dogs on their properties.
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This booklet is based on the report Ecological Impacts of Climate Change (2008),
by the Committee on Ecological Impacts of Climate Change. (6 MB)
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2016 National Park Service report on how visitor spending contributes to the economies of local communities, states, and the nation.
Report available at: www.nps.gov/nature/customcf/NPS_Data_Visualiza...
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The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) produced this report about the land in Massachusetts and its value to citizens.
View latest report
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Last reviewed by MLTC: 9/24/2025
This document explains how land trusts should assess environmental risks in land acquisitions and outlines potential liabilities under Massachusetts law. It highlights...
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Last reviewed by MLTC 9/30/2024.
The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is a voluntary program that provides financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers to plan and imple...
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Strategies for Nonprofit Engagement in the Legislative Process. Takes readers through getting started, provides examples of nonprofits that successfully used public policy engagement, and presents pro...
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Last Reviewed by MLTC: 12/11/2025
Resources focused on improving land access, facilitating farm transitions, and supporting succession planning for landowners, retiring farmers, and beginning or under...
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Website linked here.
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Last Reviewed by MLTC: 12/11/2025
Tools providing practical guidance for land trusts and municipalities on implementing Buy-Protect-Sell farmland protection strategies. Resources include detailed guid...
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Last Reviewed by MLTC: 12/11/2025
This resource is a national hub that connects professionals working to protect agricultural land and provides them with practical tools, training, and peer-to-peer le...
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Last Reviewed by MLTC: 12/11/2025
Resources offering overviews of agricultural land protection policies and programs at the federal, state, and local levels, with a focus on Massachusetts tools such a...
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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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Conservation programs of the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the US Dept of Agriculture.
View all programs
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https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/training/grant-proposal.html
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A guide for monitoring conservation easements created by the Stowe Land Trust, Stowe VT. This guide was used as resource material for the 2016 MassLand Stewardship Workshop.
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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...
