Land Protection Resource Centers The Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition, in coordination with host organizations, is pleased to announce the placement of fourteen regional Land Protection Resource Centers throughout the Commonwealth. The Resource Centers contain articles, books, fact sheets, and sample documents that can be read on site or copied to take home with you. It is our hope that all interested land trust staff, volunteers, landowners, local officials, attorneys and other conservation professionals may access this pertinent information. The only costs associated with the Resource Center are for your own transportation and photocopies. To use the Centers, simply find the location nearest you from the list below, click the link for contact information and directions, and call the contact to arrange a time to visit. Keep in mind that the Resource hosts are donating their time and office space to this program. Cape Cod & Islands:   Western MA & Berkshires: New Bedford at The Coalition for Buzzards Bay Hyannis at The Barnstable Trust offices Duxbury at the Wildlands Trust   Wales at the Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary Pittsfield at the Berkshire Natural Resource Council Sheffield at the joint offices of the Sweet Water Trust, The Sheffield Land Trust and Nature Conservancy Boston & Vicinity:   Central Massachusetts: Boston at The Nature Conservancy Office Sudbury at the Sudbury Valley Trustees Sharon at the Moose Hill Sanctuary Lowell at the Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust Beverly at the Trustees of Reservations   Worcester at the Greater Worcester Land Trust Leominster at the Trustees of Reservations HQ Athol at the Mt. Grace Land Conservation Trust Northampton at the Highland Communities Initiative   Location information and operating hours for the various locations can be found below. Please note that many locations request that you call ahead. For more information call 978-897-0739 or email info@massland.org. The Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition would like to thank the Land Trust Alliance for a generous grant and discounted and donated books, the host land trusts for the space and time devoted to this program, Members and Friends of the Coalition whose dues support the Centers, the Law Office of Steve Small for discounted books, Maine Coast Heritage Trust for a donation of books, the Conservation Trust for North Carolina for discounted books, and the Biodiversity Project for discounted books. Resource Center Contact Information Tad Ames Executive Director Berkshire Natural Resource Council 20 Bank Row Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-499-0596 tames@bnrc.net Hours: 9-5 Monday to Friday, call ahead Jaci Barton Executive Director Barnstable Land Trust 407 North Street Hyannis, MA 02601 508-771-2585 blt@cape.com Hours: 10-4 Tuesday to Thursday, call ahead Rachael Franks Taylor Conservation Programs Assistant The Nature Conservancy 205 Portland St, Suite 400 Boston, MA 02114 617-227-7017 Rachael_taylor@tnc.org Hours: 9-5 Monday to Friday, call ahead Colin Novick Coordinator Greater Worcester Land Trust 172 Shrewsbury St Worcester, MA 01604 508-795-3838 mail@gwlt.org Hours: 9-5 Monday to Friday, call ahead Location: Sudbury Valley Trustees 18 Wolbach Road Sudbury, MA 01776 978-897-5500 esturgis@sudburyvalleytrustees.org Hours: 9-5 Monday to Friday, call ahead Jessica Schultz Director of Stewardship Wildlands Trust of Southeastern Massachusetts PO Box 2282 Duxbury, MA 02331 781-934-9018 jschultz@wildlandstrust.org Hours: 9-5 Monday to Friday, call ahead Ginny Slack Doyle Conservation Center The Trustees of Reservations 464 Abbott Ave Leominster, MA 01453 978-840-4446 x1919 gslack@ttor.org Hours: 9-5 Monday to Friday, call ahead Christine Turnbull Sanctuary Director Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary 293 Moose Hill Street Sharon, MA 02067 cturnbull@massaudubon.org Hours: 9-5 Monday to Friday, call ahead Elizabeth Wroblicka Field Representative Land Trust Alliance 5 Strong Avenue, Suite 6 Northampton, MA 01060 413-587-0300 ewroblicka@lta.org Hours: 9-5 Monday to Friday, call ahead NEW SITES: Mark Rasmussen Executive Director/Baykeeper The Coalition for Buzzards Bay 620 Belleville Ave New Bedford, Massachusetts 02745 Tel. 508-999-6363 x.201 Please call ahead before visiting. rasmussen@savebuzzardsbay.org Kathy Orlando Sweet Water Trust/Sheffield Land Trust/The Nature Conservancy 404 LeGeyt Road Sheffield, MA 01257 Phone: 413-229-0202 Please call ahead before visiting. shefland@bcn.net Jane Calvin Executive Director Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust, Inc. 11 Kearney Square, 4th Floor Lowell, MA 01852 Call for directions, open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday jcalvin@lowelllandtrust.org Phone: 978-934-0030 www.lowelllandtrust.org Jennifer Ohop Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary 30 Peck Road Wales, MA 01081 Summer hours: 9-4 M-Sat Winter hours: closed on Sunday and Monday Please call ahead before visiting. ohop@norcrossws.org Phone: 413-267-9654 Leigh Youngblood Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust 1461 Old Keene Road Athol, MA 01331 landtrust@mountgrace.org Phone: 978-248-2043 Please call ahead before visiting. www.mountgrace.org Peg Wheeler The Trustees of Reservations Long Hill 572 Essex Street Beverly, MA 01915 978-921-1944 ext.1867 mwheeler@ttor.org Call ahead to visit. Land Protection Resource Center Contents Books and Booklets Assessing Your Organization Using Land Trust Standards and Practices by Land Trust Alliance Compiling Baseline Data Documentation by Maine Coast Heritage Trust Conservation and Historic Preservation Easements by Conservation Trust for North Carolina Conservation Options, A Guide for Maine Landowners by Maine Coast Heritage Trust Cost of Community Services Studies by American Farmland Trust Doing Deals by The Trust for Public Land Fundraising for the Long Haul by Kim Klein Getting on Message: Eastern Forests and Biodiversity by Biodiversity Project Land Conservation Options: A Guide for Massachusetts Landowners by The Trustees of Reservations and the Essex County Greenbelt Association Land Stewardship for Land Trusts by Beth Goldstein, University of MA Land Vote 2002 by Trust for Public Land and Land Trust Alliance Preserving Family Lands Books 1,2,and 3 by Steve Small The Conservation Easement Handbook by Jane Diehl & Thomas S. Barrett Working Forest Conservation Easements by Brenda Lind   Box of Papers including articles, fact sheets, and sample documents General Information Intro to Resource Center (including checklist of contents) MassLand E-News (example copies of newsletter) MassLand Listserve — instructions for signing up Starting a Land Trust in Massachusetts Starting a Land Trust in Massachusetts What Documents do I Need? IRS Application for Exemption IRS Exemption Requirements MA Articles of Organization Land Trust Alliance Standard 1 Other Resources Legal Advisories Protection Against Disposition of Land Eminent Domain and Restricted Lands Permanent Deed Restriction/CPA Land Trust Success Stories and Case Studies MA Land Trust Wins Membership Award Victory at Glendale Park Campaign for Mt. Watatic Launched Clinton Greenway Trust's First Acquisition Sample Documents By Laws Job Descriptions Mission Statements Board Basics Board Recruitment Declaration of Trust Gift Deed Setting Conservation Priorities Policy - Holding Easements on Land Trust Preserves No Extinguishment Through Merger Common Grant Common Report Fundraising Plan Planned Giving Document Consultant Contract Editorials Brochures Newsletters Evaluation Criteria Land Protection Policy White Papers and Fact Sheets Parks Boost Home Values Cost of Community Services Economic Impact of Open Space in New Hampshire Saving Land Lowers Taxes Charitable Sales for Land Conservation Condemnation of Conservation Land Managing Prosperity Purchase of Ag Easements Conservation Restrictions Post-Mortem Donation of Conservation Easements Farmland Protection Toolbox Tax Status of Land Trust Land Planned Giving for Land Trusts Charitable Remainder Trusts Protecting Protected Land Land Use Law in MA Information for Local Officials Saving Land Lowers Taxes Managing Prosperity Farmland Protection Toolbox Purchase of Ag Easements Cost of Community Services Conservation Restrictions Land Trust Basics Estate Planning for Private Landowners Land Ownership Vehicles Conservation Restrictions as a Land Protection Tool Determining the Value of Land Substantiation of Values of Donated CRs for Federal Tax Purposes Tax Considerations Associated with Granting CRs or Donation of Property Economic Growth and Tax Relief and Reconciliation Act of 2001 Links to Land Trusts, Conservation Groups, etc.   Registry of Deeds: Registry of Deeds District Offices Massachusetts County Registry of Deeds Online Records Access Worcester County Registry of Deeds More links coming soon!

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