Land Trust Alliance
 Logo of the Land Trust Alliance. | |
| Abbreviation | LTA |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Land Trust Exchange |
| Formation | February 22, 1982 |
| Legal status | Organization |
| Purpose | Nature conservation |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
| Coordinates | 38°53′58″N 77°01′45″W / 38.899580°N 77.029120°W |
Membership | 950 (2021-2022) |
Interim CEO & President and Chief Program Officer | Jennifer Miller Herzog[1] |
| Michael A. Polemis (chair) | |
Staff | 60 |
| Website | landtrustalliance |
Land Trust Alliance is a nature conservation organization, based in Washington, D.C. The Alliance represents many land trusts across the United States.[2]
History
[edit]Originally formed as the Land Trust Exchange in Boston on February 22, 1982, Allan Spader was named its inaugural director.[3] In 1990, the name of the organization was changed to the Land Trust Alliance and was moved to Washington, D.C.[3]
The Land Trust Alliance has sponsored "Rally," a yearly conference of conservation professionals, since 1985.[4][5]
In 2012, the Land Trust Alliance set up an insurance company to assist regional land trusts with the legal defense of conservation easements.[6]
In 2021, the Land Trust Alliance expressed support for the 117th United States Congress' proposed "Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act", which is intended to prevent improper tax deductions for land trusts and encourage legitimate charitable contributions.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Our leadership". Land Trust Alliance. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ "Official website, About Us page". Washington, DC: Land Trust Alliance. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ a b "Official website, 40 Years of Conservation Success". 21 February 2017. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Rally History". Land Trust Alliance. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ Bartoo-Smith, Nika (November 8, 2023). "Are Land Trusts Part of the Land Back Movement?". Next City. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ Barringer, Felicity (2012-05-19). "Insurance Firm Is Set Up for Land Trusts, Which See Legal Costs Soaring". The New York Times.
- ^ "Land Trust Alliance Welcomes Reintroduction of Conservation Easement Legislation in Congress". Land Trust Alliance. 2021-06-24. Archived from the original on 2022-05-22. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- Kay, Tom; Johnson, Christine; Wellendorf, Shane. "Conservation permanence matters in Florida". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
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