Welcome to WALT monthly eNews! Learn about Get Outdoors Day, the upcoming Land Camp, and forest bonanza. Check out past eNews here. If you haven’t already, sign up for the newsletter to hear the latest stories, engaging events, and most exciting highlights from projects around PNW
Welcome to WALT monthly eNews! Learn about the legislative wrap-up, resources for land trusts, and our farewell chat with Kaleen Cottingham just before they retired. Check out past eNews here. If you haven’t already, sign up for the newsletter to hear the latest stories, engaging events, and most exciting highlights from projects around PNW
WALT monthly eNews! Learn about legislative corner, land trust campaigns, and more! Check out past eNews here. If you haven’t already, sign up for the newsletter to hear the latest stories, engaging events, and most exciting highlights from projects around PNW.
For the month of March here’s WALT eNews! Learn about NW Land Camp (registration opens March 10th), coastal heritage, and more! Check out past eNews here. If you haven’t already, sign up for the newsletter to hear the latest stories, engaging events, and most exciting highlights from projects around PNW.
MARTIN MILLER FUND REQUEST FOR GRANT PROPOSALS Deadline: May 1, 2021 Seattle Audubon Society’s Martin Miller Fund is seeking applications for grants to help acquire wildlife habitat to be protected in perpetuity. Protection of the habitat value must be a primary purpose of the acquisition, and is usually done by an approved conservation easement. Other
For the month of February, here’s WALT eNews! Learn about the latest our land trust acquisitions, session updates, and more! Check out past eNews here. If you haven’t already, sign up for the newsletter to hear the latest stories, engaging events, and most exciting highlights from projects around PNW.
For the month of January, here’s WALT eNews! We’re thrilled to announce our 2021 legislative agenda, policy priorities, and more! Check out past eNews here. If you haven’t already, sign up for the newsletter to hear the latest stories, engaging events, and most exciting highlights from projects around PNW.
For the month of December, here’s WALT eNews! We’re thrilled to announce a virtual Advocacy Days for 2021, policy priorities, and more! Check out past eNews here. If you haven’t already, sign up for the newsletter to hear the latest stories, engaging events, and most exciting highlights from projects around PNW.
To round out November, here is the second-part of WALT eNews. Read about our Giving Tuesday message, resources for Native American Heritage Month, virtual events, and more. Check out past eNews here. If you haven’t already, sign up for the newsletter to get it instantly.
WALT eNews for the first half of November is here. Read about an updated Forest Action Plan, virtual events, and more. Check out past eNews here. If you haven’t already, sign up for the newsletter to get it instantly.
WALT eNews for the second half of October is here. Read about a circus of sign-on letters, ACEP liaison, and more. Together, WALT and TNC are inviting organizations and individuals to join a sign-on letter for community forests. Check out past eNews here. If you haven’t already, sign up for the newsletter to get it
WALT eNews for the first half of October is here. Read about shore-friendly projects, updated state revenue projects, and more. Stay tuned for another eNews later this month! Check out past eNews here.If you haven’t already, sign up for the newsletter to get it instantly.
In the first half of September, we shared a surprise early edition of September’s WALT eNews. The second eNews in September is now available with even more resources, events, and stories. Check out past eNews here.
The Recreation and Conservation Office has finalized evaluation criteria for their new Community Forest Program. Applications are open from September 1, 2020 to October 1, 2020. Excerpt: “The Community Forests Program gives communities a way to preserve their working forest heritage. The grant program balances the many benefits forests provide – from providing money from use
Check out a special early September 2020 edition of WALT eNews celebrating this month’s events, news and resources. Check out past eNews here. We normally send enews once a month, but with all the interesting stories, resources, and opportunities for engagement coming through our door, we couldn’t wait for another two weeks. In a year full of them,
Presented by CFN in partnership with the Yale Center for Business and the Environment, the 2020 Boot Camp Webinar Short Course explores the latest trends and strategies in funding and financing being put to work for land and resource conservation, restoration, and stewardship. With an emphasis on hands-on tools and lessons from relevant case studies,
Check out the August 2020 edition of WALT eNews celebrating this month’s events, news and resources. Check out past eNews here. We’re celebrating passage of the Great American Outdoors Act, new funding opportunities for community forests, and TPL’s interactive map of LWCF funding opportunities.
Check out the July 2020 edition of WALT eNews celebrating this month’s events, news and resources. For current job openings in our network, visit: https://walandtrusts.org/about-us/jobs/
In our May 2020 eNews, we shared the news of the first round of projects realized through the Pacific Northwest Resilient Landscape Initiative – led by the Land Trust Alliance, Oregon Community Foundation, Seattle Foundation, and Idaho Community Foundation with support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Congratulations to the following WALT members, whose projects were recommended for the
Check out the June 2020 edition of WALT eNews celebrating this month’s events, news and resources. For current job openings in our network, visit: https://walandtrusts.org/about-us/jobs/
The first round of projects from the Pacific Northwest Resilient Landscapes Initiative has been announced. Five leading organizations – the Land Trust Alliance, Oregon Community Foundation, Seattle Foundation, Idaho Community Foundation and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation – are leading this initiative. This initiative connects “natural resilience with community resilience, supporting projects that strengthen access
The Hispanic Access Fund released their 2020 Congressional Toolkit and Policy Recommendations (available in both English and Spanish). The toolkit explores issues around public lands, water and climate, and identifies the health, economic and cultural impact on Latino communities, while highlighting policy recommendations. Toolkit and recommendations: https://www.hispanicaccess.org/news-resources/news-releases/item/867-haf-releases-its-2nd-annual-congressional-conservation-toolkit-policy-recommendations. To learn how you can get involved (as
Check out the May 2020 edition of WALT eNews celebrating this month’s events, news and resources.
Do you want to expand your advocacy, but have questions about lobbying? The Land Trust Alliance has compiled answers to common questions. Whether you have a robust advocacy strategy or simply considering calling your legislator – get started with this guide (last revised: 1-28-2020). Credit: The Land Trust Alliance
Check out the Earth Day 2020 special edition from WALT celebrating events and engaging activities surrounding Earth Day.
Check out the April 2020 edition of WALT eNews celebrating this month’s events, news and resources.
Created by DonorPerfect, this resource provides 10 ways to bring your donors closer than ever and keep funds flowing toward your mission.
Check out the March 2020 edition of WALT eNews celebrating this month’s events, news and resources.
Explore the art of talking to your legislator from Audubon Washington. 1. Emphasize what is known // 2. Invert the standard order for reporting. // 3. Less is more// 4. Stop speaking in code
This research article examines how congressional offices perceive different types of constituent digital communications.
Land conservation has an important role to play in responding to climate change, and now this 2018 report “How to Talk About Climate Change” from the Open Space Institute and the Land Trust Alliance answers some of the common questions land trust face when thinking about addressing climate change. These findings, conducted by Water Words
Often called “slacktivism”, having your supporters engage through social media is a key step in any advocacy plan. Outdoor Alliance has a great series, Advocacy 101, which includes a discussion of why slacktivism matters.
Take a deep dive into building an advocacy campaign from the Audubon Society. This manual draws from the professional experience of the authors, as well as the work of several organizations, existing campaign manuals, and resource libraries.
Find answers to your most common advocacy questions with this Bolder Advocacy guide to seeking foundation funding for advocacy efforts.
“Power mapping can be used to target the key decision-makers or influencers needed most to achieve policy wins, allowing you to map those with voting and decision-making power over an issue you are advocating for”. Scan this introduction to power mapping from The Campaign Workshop.
Request-for-proposals for Landscape Conservation Catalyst Fund is now open (read the Guidance Document and Catalyst Fund RFP). The Network for Landscape Conservation is hosting two informative webinars. Webinars: February 10, 2020 (11:00 am PT / 2:00 pm ET) February 19, 2020 (11:00 am PT / 2:00 pm ET) March 13, 2020: pre-proposal deadline May 1, 2020:
The latest report shows that about half of U.S. population did not go outdoors at all in 2018. PDF: 2018 Outdoor Recreation Report Source: Outdoor Industry Association
Established in March 2018 by Gov. Inslee to identify the threats facing the Southern Residents and the unacceptable loss extinction would bring.
The American Farmland Trust shares the Washington results from their first-ever Non-Operating Landowners (NOLs) Survey. For more information on the survey and methodology go to farmland.org/nolssurvey
Learn about the pressing needs of conservation and recreation assets, and recommendations for implementing recreation and conservation initiatives
The State of the Sound report is crafted to inform better decisions about recovery and protection of the Puget Sound.
Abusive conservation easement tax shelters continue to pose a threat to our community. Keep yourself informed by reviewing the resources included here on the background of this issue, how the transaction takes place, and how you can respond in your community.
This 2015 report by California FarmLink share nine case studies of how land trusts and other conservation groups are working to protect agricultural land by promoting secure tenure for the farmers and ranchers who steward them.
These model lease and model easement documents, developed by Equity Trust, are alternative ownership models designed to keep farms affordable for farmers and producing food for their communities.
This report by the National Young Farmers Coalition calls on land trusts and public and private funders to adopt and incentivize new conservation easements that keep land affordable for working farmers.
The State of the Sound report is intended to help our partners and decision makers better understand our current state of Puget Sound recovery.
While investing in farm & forestland is common, few organizations are set up to take donations of working lands. This report gives an introduction to organizations and programs currently receiving and managing working land donations.
This report authored by the National Audubon Society, represents the first comprehensive assessment of the complex & vital relationships that exist among birds, water, & climate change in the region.
This guidebook provides a practical synthesis of the best available science for using beaver to improve ecosystem functions. If you are a restoration practitioner, land manager, landowner, restoration funder, project developer, regulator, or other interested cooperator, this guidebook is for you. The Beaver Restoration Guidebook was prepared by US FWS, NOAA, University of Saskatchewan, and USFS.
This document from the Estuary & Salmon Restoration Program (ESRP) contains a fact sheet, project map, and ranked project list for ESRP in 2017-2019. PDF: 2017-19 Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program Fact Sheet
This factsheet details how the Recreation and Conservation Office awards grants for salmon recovery projects. PDF: Salmon Recovery Funding Board Factsheet Source: Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office
This factsheet describes the benefits of Puget Sound Acquisition & Restoration Fund (PSAR) investments. The PSAR focuses its efforts on critical habitat and salmon populations. PDF: PSAR General Factsheet Source: Puget Sound Partnership This factsheet outlines the PSAR grant funding priorities for 2017-2019, as well as return-on-investment stats. PDF: PSAR Funding 2017-19 Factsheet Source: Puget Sound Partnership
This factsheet describes the economic contribution of Outdoor Recreation for each activity type, and the breakdown from each county. Excellent source for stats. PDF: Economic Benefits of Outdoor Recreation Source: Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office
Private land owners, public land managers, land trusts, trail advocates, and others must be aware of the legal responsibilities associated with developing and maintaining trails. Although risks and responsibilities vary widely depending on the location and type of use, this topic has been addressed in all 50 states and is well-studied. This paper outlines basic
This book focuses on the study of the remarkable new source of geographic information that has become available in the form of user-generated content accessible over the Internet through mobile and Web applications. The exploitation, integration and application of these sources, termed volunteered geographic information (VGI) or crowdsourced geographic information (CGI), offer scientists an unprecedented
This regional Northwest Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA) allows stakeholders and communities to visualize ecological, human use and infrastructure data in a centralized location, potential vulnerabilities based on climate change forecast conditions, and the need for adaptive habitat restoration. Link: Explore Puget Sound – GIS Data. Source: NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration.
This article examines the fundamental premises underlying agricultural easements and discusses key drafting issues that reflect those premises and objectives. Some of the key drafting issues include the easement purpose, construction of agricultural buildings and structures, construction of residential and farm worker dwellings, agricultural practices, subdivision and rural enterprises. Source: Farmland Information Center.
The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) is a voluntary federal conservation program implemented by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The program protects agricultural land via the Agricultural Land Easements (ALE). Learn more from this ACEP-ALE factsheet.
This factsheet outlines the restrictions, rights, valuation, and tax benefits of placing conservation easements on agricultural land. Source: Farmland Information Center
This annotated model agricultural conservation easement is intended as a drafting guide for farmland preservation. Source: Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office.
The Future of Farming is a statewide strategic plan for Washington agriculture submitted to the Legislature and the Governor in February 2009. The plan was prepared by the Washington State Department of Agriculture in 2008 with guidance from an industry steering committee and input from about 2,000 participants from the industry’s many segments. The project
This source lists legislative statutes for conservation easements in Washington.