Updates

  • February 28, 2024

    Conference Volunteers get Free Admission -- Learn More

    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...

  • February 1, 2024

    Exhibit at the Annual Conference Sat., March 23! Spots still open.

    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…

  • January 17, 2024

    A Visual Thank You for Helping Us Reach Our Goal!

    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…

  • December 8, 2023

    December 8, 2023 Quarterly Policy Update

    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…

  • November 6, 2023

    Sponsor the 2024 Massachusetts Land Conservation Conference!

    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…

  • September 26, 2023

    Seeking Workshop Proposals - EXTENDED to Fri., Nov. 3

    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…

  • September 22, 2023

    September 22, 2023 Quarterly Policy Update

    On September 21, Governor Healey signed an Executive Order that will direct the state to create new
    biodiversity conservation goals for 2030, 2040 and 2050, and strategies to meet them. She will also sign an Executive Order to immediately ban purchase of single-use plastic water bottles by state agencies. Read…

  • June 9, 2023

    June 9, 2023 Quarterly Policy Update

    Since our last update, the Healey Administration has filled additional key environmental leadership positions with appointments of former Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo as Commissioner of DCR, Bonnie Heiple as Commissioner of DEP, and Tom O’Shea as Commissioner of DFG. (Commissioner O’Shea comes to the Administration from The Trustees, where he…