Land Trust Alliance

Land Trust Alliance is a nature conservation organization, based in Washington, D.C. The Alliance represents many land trusts across the United States.[1]

Land Trust Alliance
AbbreviationLTA
PredecessorLand Trust Exchange
FormationFebruary 22, 1982 (1982-02-22)
Legal statusOrganization
PurposeNature Conservation
HeadquartersWashington, D.C.
Coordinates38.899580°N 77.029120°W / 38.899580; -77.029120
Membership
950 (2021-2022)
President
Andrew Bowman
Michael A. Polemis (chair)
Staff
60
Websitewww.landtrustalliance.org

History

Originally formed as the Land Trust Exchange in Boston on February 22, 1982, Allan Spader was named its inaugural director.[2] 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]

In 2012, the Land Trust Alliance set up an insurance company to assist regional land trusts with the legal defense of conservation easements.[5]

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.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Official website, About Us page". Washington, DC: Land Trust Alliance. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  2. "Official website, 40 Years of Conservation Success". 21 February 2017.
  3. "Official website, 40 Years of Conservation Success". 21 February 2017.
  4. "Rally History". Land Trust Alliance. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  5. Barringer, Felicity (2012-05-19). "Insurance Firm Is Set Up for Land Trusts, Which See Legal Costs Soaring". The New York Times.
  6. "Land Trust Alliance Welcomes Reintroduction of Conservation Easement Legislation in Congress". Land Trust Alliance. 2021-06-24.


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