Last updated: Wed May 30 17:37:00 +0000 2012

Designation of Susquehanna as part of national historic river trail system: Environmental story-telling’s power

Sometimes people wonder how to connect the humanities with environmental efforts, although the two are inseparable given the environmental function of story-telling among humans. One prime example ...
A note on Ailanthus altissima and other invasive plants

In SGL 106, Fish and Game, besides destroying a great research site for Ailanthus along Pine Swamp Road, is doing its best to spread and compound the problem. The parking area I discovered a biocon...
Garlic Mustard Observations and control in Central Pennsylvania

Garlic mustard in the central Pennsylvania State Game lands appears to be mainly spread by vehicles and the practices of Fish and Game. In the State Game Lands in northern Berks County/southern Sch...
Thoughts on Biocontrol or why not to engineer the environment

  Presently, I am writing an article on traditional vs. native biocontrols and how to locate native biocontrols.  With Ailanthus altissima, I have found native biocontrols.  At the same time, I was...
Language and Culture: Why Environmentalists Need to Control the Language of Environmentalism

Language defines a culture.  Those who control the language control the culture.  The context of a word defines whether it is viewed as good or bad, a label to be proud of or feel shame for.  As En...

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“The movement for the conservation of wild life and the larger movement for the conservation of all our natural resources are essentially democratic in spirit, purpose, and method.”
— Theodore Roosevelt (1916)
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Land Trust Standards & Practices

Land Trust Standards and Practices are guidelines to help land trusts operate in ethically, technically and legally sound ways. They guide land trusts in conducting sound programs of conservation land transactions and stewardship, helping to ensure the long-term protection of land in the public interest. The governing boards of most land trusts have expressed the intent of bringing their operations into conformance with Standards and Practices, signifying this through an Adoption Resolution.

The Land Trust Alliance originally developed Standards and Practices in 1989 at the urging of land trusts, recognizing that a strong land trust community depends on the credibility and effectiveness of all its members. Land Trust Standards and Practices were last revised in 2004.

The Pennsylvania Land Trust Association strongly encourages all organizations that acquire land or easements for conservation purposes to adopt Standards & Practices as their guiding principles and work towards bringing their operations into accord with them.

Help with Standards & Practices

The Land Trust Alliance has developed a 15-course Standards and Practices Curriculum to help organizations implement Standards and Practices. The Pennsylvania Land Trust Association has offered all of these courses at the Pennsylvania Land Conservation Conference. Hard copies of the course materials can be purchased from the Land Trust Alliance, and Alliance members can download PDFs of the materials for free.

The Pennsylvania Land Trust Association can assist your organization in prioritizing your organizational needs and taking the steps to implement some or all of these Standards & Practices by providing a grant for a Guided Organizational Assessment. This Guided Organizational Assessment can also assist your land trust if it is preparing for Accreditation.

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Land Trust Standards & Practices (ConservationTools.org)

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2004 Land Trust Standards & Practices

Land Trust Alliance Sample Board Resolution

S&P Adoption Requirements

Land Trust Alliance New Land Trust Curriculum


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The people of the Pennsylvania Land Trust Association envision a prosperous Pennsylvania, where communities know that their treasured green places will endure. We envision a Commonwealth where the lands that guarantee our water quality are safeguarded; where every child can safely play at a nearby park; where our productive farmland and forests are protected, securing our food and timber supply; and where wild places are preserved for wildlife and people.

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