Updates

MLTC continues to field many questions and concerns from member land trusts about delays in review and approval of Conservation Restrictions (CRs) by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA). We have been advocating and strategizing with senior leaders at EEA on this matter for over two years...

The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) has created a new “PLPA Portal” on the webpage that it maintains to provide information for those concerned with proposed diversion of public parks and conservation land to another use. The webpage includes guidance for how to comply with An Act...

The Mass. Land Conservation Conference could not work without volunteers. Volunteers are key to setting up, answering questions at the venue, and, importantly, the smooth running of the sessions. Volunteers get one free ticket to the conference. Coverage is needed Saturday, March 23 at the UMass Amherst Campus Center venue...

2024 Massachusetts Land Conservation Conference. Saturday March 23th, 2024. UMass Amherst. Sponsorship & Exhibitor Opportunities. Become a Conference Sponsor! Promote your business to a live audience of over 400 members of the Massachusetts conservation community, plus thousands more through Conference publicity. $5,000 and up – Lead. Logo and link on Conference…

Register for the 2024 Massachusetts Land Conservation Conference by March 1 for best price options. Register here...

In November 2022, MLTC set out to meet an ambitious challenge issued by an anonymous foundation: to earn a $100k grant by raising $100k in new or increased donations to match it. Thanks to the generosity of over 140 of land conservation supporters, we did it! This short video from…

On December 8, EEA is expected to announce initial recommendations and actions under its Forests as
Climate Solutions initiative, which was launched by the Governor on June 8 as a strategy to ensure
Massachusetts forests are managed in ways that advance the state’s aggressive climate goals. Plans are
expected to…

2024 Massachusetts Land Conservation Conference. Saturday March 23th, 2024. UMass Amherst. Become a Conference Sponsor! Promote your business to a live audience of over 400 members of the Massachusetts conservation community, plus thousands more through Conference publicity. Sponsorship & Exhibitor Opportunities. $5,000 and up – Lead: Logo and link on Conference…

Thanks for your interest in sharing expertise at the 2024 Massachusetts Land Conservation Conference! NEW Time and Place. Conference: Saturday, March 23, 2024, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. UMass Amherst. Field trips: Friday, April 26, 2024. Anywhere in Massachusetts. Session Guidelines. Workshop sessions will be 75 minutes long…

These informal one-hour discussion are intended for staff and board members of non-profit land conservation organizations, with a focus on exchanging information on topics of common interest. These will NOT be recorded. Go to https://massland.org/programs/workshops%2C-seminars-networking for details and to register. Development Staff: Thursday, January 25…