Land Trust Success :: Michigan

Shepherding the Land to the Next Generation

Bruce Janssen has been a familiar face to the Little Traverse Conservancy in Michigan for many years. As owner of The Wood Shop in Boyne City, Bruce has been the artistic force and creator of Little Traverse Conservancy’s beautiful nature preserve signs that are dotting the landscape around northern Michigan.

Photo: courtesy of Bruce Janssen, Little Traverse Conservancy

Updates for Land Trusts

Conservation Defense

Vermont Land Trust Prevails in Negligence Claim More >>

12 New Factsheets Available

Answers to FAQs from land trusts and landowners More >>

Land Trust Accreditation Commission Seeking Volunteer Commisioners

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Board Member Challenge

These groups recently surpassed the Board Member Challenge! See all successful groups and learn how you too can take the Challenge.

Alachua Conservation Trust

Gates Mills Land Conservancy

Finger Lakes Land Trust

Forest Society of Maine

Hudson Highlands Land Trust

Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation

Lemon Bay Conservancy

Sierra Foothill Conservancy

Squam Lakes Conservation Society

Western New York Land Conservancy

Policy Update

IRS Releases New Guidance for Nonprofits

Newly revised IRS Publication 557-Tax-Exempt Status for Your Organization (June 2008) More>>

Landowner Outreach Tools for Land Trusts

See our Grassroots Toolkit, with materials for media outreach and events to share news of the easement incentive with landowners in your area.

The Learning Center

New Curriculum Book

Conservation Easement Drafting and Documentation. More>>

Got a land trust question?

Land conservation experts Marc Smiley and Brenda Lind are available on the Learning Center to help! Check out the forums and post your question today. More >>

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