Land Trust Alliance is a
nature conservation organization
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, based in
Washington, D.C.
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The Alliance represents many
land trust
Land trusts are nonprofit organizations which own and manage land, and sometimes waters. There are three common types of land trust, distinguished from one another by the ways in which they are legally structured and by the purposes for which th ...
s across the
United States
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.
History
Originally formed as the Land Trust Exchange in
Boston
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on February 22, 1982, Allan Spader was named its inaugural director.
In 1990, the name of the organization was changed to the Land Trust Alliance and was moved to
Washington, D.C.
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The Land Trust Alliance has sponsored "Rally," a yearly conference of conservation professionals, since 1985.
In 2012, the Land Trust Alliance set up an insurance company to assist regional
land trust
Land trusts are nonprofit organizations which own and manage land, and sometimes waters. There are three common types of land trust, distinguished from one another by the ways in which they are legally structured and by the purposes for which th ...
s with the legal defense of
conservation easements
In the United States, a conservation easement (also called conservation covenant, conservation restriction or conservation servitude) is a power invested in a qualified land conservation organization called a "land trust", or a governmental (muni ...
.
In 2021, the Land Trust Alliance expressed support for the
117th United States Congress
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' proposed "Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act", which is intended to prevent improper tax deductions for land trusts and encourage legitimate charitable contributions.
See also
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Sycamore Land Trust
References
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External links
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Environmental organizations based in Washington, D.C.
Land trusts in the United States
Organizations established in 1982
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