Updates

Since the last MLTC Steering Committee meeting on March 5th, Governor Baker signed the Next-Gen Climate Policy bill into law! The law is one of the strongest in the nation setting a net zero emissions goal and requiring a
transition plan to decarbonize our economy by decreasing our use of…

MLTC will hold its Steering Committee Meeting Friday, June 11, 10:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. via Zoom. Land trust staff and board members as well as conservation partners are welcome to this quarterly meeting. Advance registration is required. A detailed agenda will be sent in advance to all registrants...

An Act Increasing The Conservation Land Tax Credit (S.1986 / H.2960), sponsored by Sen. Tarrand Hinds; Reps. Jones and Pignatelli: This bill would raise the annual cap under the Conservation Land Tax Credit (CLTC), the state income tax credit for donations of conservation land, from $2 million to $5…

Thursday, May 27, noon - 1:15 pm, via Zoom. Attorneys from the AG’s Office will discuss the Environmental Protection Division's work tackling climate change, challenging recent federal environmental rollbacks, enforcing state wetlands laws, and furthering environmental justice across the Commonwealth. The presentation will include lessons learned and opportunities for land…

Recordings of the 2021 Massachusetts and Rhode Island Land Conservation Conference will be available until June 18. Access the conference website, click Enter Event, and log on with your conference credentials. Note that networking sessions were not recorded...

Please contact your Massachusetts State Senator by Monday, May 24 to ask him/her to support Senator Tarr’s Amendment #262, which addresses one of MLTC’s highest legislative priorities -- to increase the annual cap for the Conservation Land Tax Credit (CLTC) program. All it takes is a quick call or email…

Land Trusts and the APR Program: Increasing the Pace of Farmland Preservation. Thursday, May 6, 10:30 am - noon. via Zoom. David Viale, Agricultural Lands Program Manager with the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, will lead a discussion with land trust representatives to explore ways to improve the Agricultural Preservation…

We encourage you to contact your State Senators urging them to co-sponsor S.B. 524, An Act Preserving Open Space in the Commonwealth. Previous known as the Public Lands Protection Act, this longstanding MLTC priority has more momentum than ever, having passed the House at the end of the last…

If you were not able to attend the Massachusetts & Rhode Island Land Conservation Conference March 19 & 20, we are offering recordings-only ticket options (click Buy Tickets) through May 20. $25 for the public; $20 for staff and Board of MLTC and RILTC (Rhode Island Land Trust Council) members. Check if…

To supplement the theme of this year's Land Conservation Conference of "Building a Stronger Land Movement through Diversity, Equity and Inclusion", view the Conference Native Land Acknowledgement and other DEJI resources we have collected from a variety of sources…