Resources For Land Trusts

Learn How to Work with the USDA

Learn how to work with the USDA. Includes an overview of Farm Bill programs

Learn the State Legislative Process

This Legislative Primer will serve to demystify the steps that lead to the passage of new laws and funding measures. Strong conservation laws and programs are adopted largely as a result of broad publ...

Legal and Financial Considerations for Solar PV Arrays

Last reviewed by MLTC 11/18/2024. Legal and Financial Considerations for Solar PV Arrays with fact sheet included, last updated in January 2024. Link here.

Legal Food Hub

Last reviewed 11/18/2024. A free service matching eligible farmers and food businesses with volunteer attorneys. View the site here.

LGBTQ+ Communities and Climate Resilience – An Important Partnership

Meet 8 organizations leading the way for a more just and whole environmental movement building climate resilience in and for their LGBTQ+ communities and beyond. Link to the article here: https://wil...

Liability Related to Trees in Massachusetts

Laws and general guidance given us by courts’ rulings on liability relating to trees and tree damage.

Lobbying Guidelines for Public Charities

About Advocacy: Guidelines for nonprofit advocacy. View Resources

Lobbying Rules in Massachusetts

Understanding the new Massachusetts Lobbying Rules that went into effect January 1, 2010

Local Property Tax Exemptions FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions on local property tax on lands owned by land trusts for conservation purposes. Updated February 6, 2010

Losing Ground: Planning for Resilience (5th Edition)

Since 1991, Mass Audubon has been using the most up-to-date technology and methods available to analyze changes to land use patterns in Massachusetts every five years. The results are published in our...

MA Agricultural Preservation Restriction Program

The Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR) Program is a voluntary program offering a non-development alternative to farmers and other owners of agricultural land. View Program Information

MA Drinking Water Protection Grant Program

The program provides financial assistance to public water systems and municipal water departments for the purchase of land or interests in land for: 1) protection of existing DEP-approved public drink...

MA Farmland Information Center

Articles, statistics, legislative updates and samples for farmers, from the American Farmland Trust. View Information Center

MA Forest Legacy Program

This Program is a partnership between participating States and the USDA Forest Service to identify and help protect environmentally important forests from conversion to non-forest uses. View program h...

MA Land and Water Conservation Fund

The MA Division of Conservation Services administers the state side of the Land & Water Conservation Fund program in Massachusetts. For information, visit https://www.mass.gov/how-to/apply-to-the-mass...

MA Landowner Programs

Last reviewed by MLTC 11/18/2024. List of landowner assistance programs. View programs at: http://masswoods.net/landowner-programs

MA Off-Highway Vehicle Law Information

The MA OHV Law, Chapter 202 of the Acts of 2010 (its legislative title), primarily affects M.G. L. Chapter 90B and related laws, governing off-road recreational and utility vehicles. The law also stre...

MA Service Forestry Program

Last reviewed by MLTC 11/18/2024. This program provides technical assistance to private landowners and municipalities in forest resource planning, forest management, and forest protection within 14 di...

Making the Economic Case for Your Work

This presentation provides information on the economic benefits of land conservation and resources. Given at the 2018 Mass Land Conservation Conference

Managing New England Forests Threatened by Emerald Ash Borer

There are adaptive strategies available to address the loss of ash from our forests as well as to help ash species survive EAB. The goal of this publication is to give those making decisions about the...