Updates

With a live audience of over 400 committed members of the Massachusetts conservation community, the 2022 MA Land Conservation Conference -- to be held Thursday - Saturday, March 24 - 26 -- is a great place to get recognition for your business or organization. There's a range of support levels and exposure options, such…

March 23 - 25, 2022 (Thursday - Saturday), virtual with in-person field trip options. Schedule (PDF) | Descriptions (PDF). This year's theme was "Communicating Conservation: Building the Message for the 21st Century", featuring a Friday morning keynote address by Reverend Mariama White-Hammond. Rev. White-Hammond (read bio) is Chief of Energy, Environment and Open…

The Governor has signed into law the FY22 State Operating Budget, and all the Green Budget Coalition priorities were included, as well as earmarks for implementing the new climate law (we hope to get more money for this next year): DEP: $33,434,358 plus pull through from last year...

March 23 - 25, 2022 (Thursday - Saturday), virtual with in-person field trip options. Schedule (PDF) | Descriptions (PDF). This year's theme was "Communicating Conservation: Building the Message for the 21st Century", featuring a Friday morning keynote address by Reverend Mariama White-Hammond. Rev. White-Hammond (read bio) is Chief of Energy, Environment and Open…

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…