Updates

The 2024 Regional Conservation Partnership (RCP) Network Gathering will be held on Thursday, November 14 at UMass Amherst. The call for presentations is open now. If you have a project, partnership, research, or perspectives to share, submit your proposal by May 22. Questions? Email Katie Blake at kblake@highstead.net...

Our colleagues at Mass Rivers received a request from Senator Markey's office to distribute information and guidance on how to apply for Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS). Please note that the deadline to submit is April 5 at 6 pm. There are two types of funding available. 1) Programmatic: a request...

Our new and improved website went live on April 1. This Quick Guide summarizes the changes...

We were pleased to see nearly 400 of our colleagues at the 2024 Massachusetts Land Conservation Conference, including 63 presenters who developed engaging presentations on a wide range of land conservation topics. We also welcomed 15 new businesses and organizations who shared their expertise as exhibitors. Our plenary session included...

MLTC continues to field many questions and concerns from member land trusts about delays in review and approval of Conservation Restrictions (CRs) by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA). We have been advocating and strategizing with senior leaders at EEA on this matter for over two years...

The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) has created a new “PLPA Portal” on the webpage that it maintains to provide information for those concerned with proposed diversion of public parks and conservation land to another use. The webpage includes guidance for how to comply with An Act...

The Mass. Land Conservation Conference could not work without volunteers. Volunteers are key to setting up, answering questions at the venue, and, importantly, the smooth running of the sessions. Volunteers get one free ticket to the conference. Coverage is needed Saturday, March 23 at the UMass Amherst Campus Center venue...

2024 Massachusetts Land Conservation Conference. Saturday March 23th, 2024. UMass Amherst. Sponsorship & Exhibitor Opportunities. Become a Conference Sponsor! Promote your business to a live audience of over 400 members of the Massachusetts conservation community, plus thousands more through Conference publicity. $5,000 and up – Lead. Logo and link on Conference…

Register for the 2024 Massachusetts Land Conservation Conference by March 1 for best price options. Register here...

In November 2022, MLTC set out to meet an ambitious challenge issued by an anonymous foundation: to earn a $100k grant by raising $100k in new or increased donations to match it. Thanks to the generosity of over 140 of land conservation supporters, we did it! This short video from…