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OUR MISSION To save the places people love by strengthening
land conservation across America.
Thank you to our sponsors for their generous contributions to Rally 2014
PATRONS
ExxonMobil
Hollis Norris Fund
Prince Charitable Trusts
Sharpe Family Foundation
The Champlin Foundations
The Nature Conservancy
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Realty Division
U.S. Forest Service
U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation Service
BENEFACTORS
American Forest Foundation
Aquidneck Land Trust
Bafflin Foundation
Carter Family Charitable Trust
Ducks Unlimited
Island Foundation, Inc.
Mass Audubon
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Rhode Island Foundation
Rhode Island Land Trust Council
The Conservation Fund
The Nature Conservancy—Rhode Island
The Trust for Public Land
The Trustees of Reservations
Law Office of Stephen J. Small, Esq., P.C.
Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) Inc.
CONTRIBUTORS
Danosky & Associates, LLC
SCHOLARSHIPS
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
HIGHSTEAD
Hollis Norris Fund
Houston Endowment Inc.
Merck Family Fund
Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust
Rhode Island Foundation
The Edmund and Betsy Cabot Charitable
Foundation
THE CHAMPLIN FOUNDATIONS
HOLLIS NORRIS FUND
SUPPORTERS
Alliant Insurance Services, Inc.
Appraisal Institute
Bartlett Tree Experts
Buzzards Bay Coalition
PRINCE CHARITABLE TRUSTS
SHARPE FAMILY FOUNDATION
On the cover: Portland Head Lighthouse, ME, iStockphoto.com/© Traveler1116; bottom
from left, India Point, RI, photo courtesy of Providence-Warwick Convention & Visitors
Bureau/Nicholas Mallard, photographer; Cabot Farm Pasture Pond (RI), photo courtesy
of Little Compton Agricultural Conservancy Trust (RI)/Carol Lynn Trocki, photographer;
WaterPlace (RI), photo courtesy of Providence-Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau/
Nicolas Millard, photographer.
Thank you to our Host Committee
Aquidneck Land Trust
Block Island Conservancy
Burrillville Land Trust
Buzzards Bay Coalition
Connecticut Land Conservation
Council
Mass Audubon
Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition
Narrow River Land Trust
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Rhode Island Land Trust Council
Richmond Rural Preservation
Land Trust
Sakonnet Preservation Association
South Kingstown Land Trust
Southside Community Land Trust
The Conservation Fund
The Nature Conservancy—
Rhode Island
The Trust for Public Land
The Trustees of Reservations
West Greenwich Land Trust
Westerly Land Trust
Westport Land Conservation Trust
Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed
Association
WELCOME TO PROVIDENCE,
RHODE ISLAND—the intersection of
historic and modern, where you’ll experience
a rich history interwoven with a walkable
downtown offering culinary delights, a vibrant
art scene and beautiful natural landscapes
to explore.
Rally-Designated Lodging
Land Trust Alliance has negotiated reduced rates at three
hotels for Rally 2014 attendees. Please be sure to mention
their reference code when calling. All reservations must be
made by August 27, 2014 to receive the discounted rate.
For more travel information and to book your room
online, please visit our website at www.lta.org/rallytravel.
Omni Providence Hotel
Headquarters Hotel, connected to the RI Convention
Center | $169 single/double | 800-843-6664 | Group
Code: 091514NATIONALL
Courtyard by Marriott Hotel
Across the street from the RI Convention Center | $154
single/double | 888-887-7955 | Group Code: Land
Trust Alliance
Providence Biltmore Hotel
1.5 blocks from the RI Convention Center | $139 single/
double | 401-421-0700; ask for “In-House Reservations”
and give them the group name of “Land Trust Alliance.”
Travel and Transportation
For travel and transportation information, please visit our
website at www.lta.org/rallytravel.
PLENARY SPEAKER
Andy Goodman
Author
Andy Goodman is a nationally
recognized author, speaker and
consultant in the field of public
interest communications. Along with
Storytelling as Best Practice, he is the author of Why Bad Ads
Happen to Good Causes and Why Bad Presentations Happen to
Good Causes. He also publishes a monthly journal, free-range
thinking, to share best practices in the field.
Andy is best known for his speeches and workshops on
storytelling, presenting and strategic communications, and
has been invited to speak at Harvard’s Kennedy School
of Government, the Woodrow Wilson School of Public
Affairs at Princeton, the Graduate School of Business at
Stanford University, as well as at many national nonprofit
conferences.
While his work with nonprofits extends to many
fields, Andy has been most deeply involved with the
environmental community. He was executive director
of the Environmental Media Association, worked with
former Vice President Al Gore to train 2,000 volunteers
in The Climate Project, and has consulted for numerous
environmental organizations including Environmental
Defense Fund, The Nature Conservancy, Union of
Concerned Scientists and World Wildlife Fund.
For more information about his work, please visit www.
thegoodmancenter.com.
The Land Trust Alliance is a non-partisan organization and
does not endorse the political views of Rally sponsors, plenary
speakers or presenters.
Photo of Andy Goodman, courtesy of The Goodman Center
Convention Center
Most Rally events will be held at the Rhode Island
Convention Center located in downtown Providence at
One Sabin Street, Providence, RI 02903.
Connect: Ride/Roommate Share
Go to www.eBoard.com and enter “Rally” to post your
request or offer on the electronic bulletin board.
Let’s Get Connected
We can’t wait to see you in Providence! For all the
Rally event details and registration, visit our website
at www.lta.org/rally.
Exhibit Opportunities
Be sure to also let your friends know you’re
attending Rally by connecting with us on
Facebook! Become a fan at www.facebook.com/
landtrustalliance.
Reserve your space at www.lta.org/rally or contact
[email protected]; 970-245-5811.
Follow Rally news on Twitter at www.twitter.com/
ltalliance; hashtag #Rally2014
Sponsoring Rally
New This Year! Rally 2014 Event App—available
for download to your smartphone/tablet this
August.
To learn more about becoming a Rally sponsor, please
contact 202-800-2212 or [email protected].
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✶ SEMINARS ✶
Daylong and half-day seminars are your
Helpful Symbols!
Indicates seminars of interest to board
members
V Indicates seminars of interest to all-volunteer
land trusts
chance to experience high-quality intensive
trainings and delve further into important
issues in land conservation.
CLE Indicates continuing legal credits
(Seminars are limited to 55 people unless otherwise
noted.)
Continuing Education Credit
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The Alliance will apply for Continuing Legal
Education (CLE) credit for workshop sessions denoted
with a CLE symbol and for seminars 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, and
13. The cost for obtaining CLE credit is $100 per
person, per state. Please indicate which state(s) you
are applying for on the registration form. For more
information on continuing education, please email Lorri
Barrett at [email protected].
Lunch will be served to participants who register
for one daylong seminar or two half-day seminars.
Participants who register for one half-day seminar may
purchase a lunch ticket in advance for $36. No onsite
lunch tickets will be sold.
Seminar prices are indicated as follows:
The first seminar price indicates rate for staff/board of
Alliance Member Land Trusts, and the second seminar
price indicates rates for partners and others. To read
about the seminar faculty, please visit www.lta.org/
rallyfaculty.
DAYLONG SEMINARS
SEM-1
From “Nice to Have” to “Essential”
V
Rich Cochran, Kendrick Chittock, Jim Rokakis
9:00am – 5:00pm | Basic | $175/$205
Standards and Practices Curriculum
Learn why and how a small land trust from an affluent
suburban area evolved into a major force in urban
revitalization, working landscape conservation and the
development of a world-class shale play. Woven throughout
the seminar will be six 30-minute “discovery” sessions,
during which participants will develop a profound
understanding of what community conservation means to
them, of what the world is calling them to become, and will
co-create statements of aspirations for the future they desire.
Everyone in the session will be inspired to explore what they
can do to enrich their community through conservation by
employing their existing strengths.
SEM-2
Capital Campaigns for Land Trusts
Donna Fletcher
9:00am – 5:00pm | Intermediate/Advanced |
$175/$205
This seminar will equip participants with the knowledge
needed to undertake a capital campaign, including evaluating
their organizational readiness; understanding whether their
project(s) can attract support; creating the case for support
and fundraising/marketing materials needed to engage
donors; recruiting volunteer solicitors; and planning for
the two to three years needed for the campaign.
Willet on Narrow River Land Trust property (RI)/Carol Lynn Trocki, photographer
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Nasketucket Bay from Fairhaven/photo courtesy of Buzzards Bay Coalition (MA)
SEM-3
HALF-DAY SEMINARS
Using Story to Build People,
Plans and Resources
SEM-4
Marc Smiley, Rich Bruer
9:00am – 5:00pm | Intermediate/Advanced |
$175/$205
How to Build your
Organization’s Dashboards
V
Christine Lent
Standards and Practices Curriculum
8:00am – 12:00pm | Intermediate/Advanced |
$100/$115
The best land trusts are easily recognized by the people they
attract, the plans they implement and the resources they
generate. Knowing how to build an effective organization
requires focus on these three areas. They are not separate
issues, and they cannot be successful without a focus
on all three. At the heart of all of these is a story—an
organizational story that translates to the personal level.
This workshop will provide practical, hands-on tools to
strengthen these three pillars of strong land trusts, and will
clarify how personal stories are an essential element woven
throughout all three areas.
Does your board require more relevant information in the
future? This seminar will assist you, your staff and board
members to discover the power of dashboards. Help your
board hold better discussions, have more efficient meetings
and make better decisions. Teach your staff how to gather
data proactively in preparation for meaningful presentations
at the board meeting. Learn how to uncover the relevant
information in your income statements and balance sheets.
This program is ideal for chief financial officers, budget
directors, department leaders and board members.
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Barberville Dam, Hope Valley, RI/photo courtesy of Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Association (RI)
SEM-5
Steve Small’s Checklist and Tips for
a Conservation Easement Project CLE
Steve Small
8:00am – 12:00pm | Intermediate/Advanced |
$100/$115
Steve Small will go through and analyze (i) a lengthy
conservation easement document, with provisions from
routine to novel and from old to state-of-the-art; (ii) a 40+
item conservation easement project checklist, compiled
during more than 30 years of conservation easement
transactions; and (iii) a focused list of the most common
and most difficult problems encountered in a conservation
easement project. Steve will put particular emphasis on: (1) the
most important things to remember to keep the IRS happy;
(2) often-hidden tax, legal and appraisal planning issues; (3)
fringe-of-the-law (and as yet unanswered) tax, legal, appraisal
and drafting questions; and (4) the most common land trust
mistakes he encounters. Participation will be encouraged.
SEM-6
Savvy Risk Taking for Land Trusts
Forests, we will delve into the practical details and benefits
of organizational risk management. We will cover basic risk
management concepts, cover insurance planning and outline
a sample risk management plan during the session including
mitigation strategies and risk reduction solutions for staff,
volunteers and board members. This course qualifies for the
Terrafirma risk management discount for 2015.
SEM-7
Boot Camp: First-Time Accreditation
Melissa Kalvestrand
8:00am – 12:00pm | All | $40/$40
Offered for land trusts planning to register or apply for
first-time accreditation in the next year or two, this seminar
will explain in-depth the first-time accreditation process
and provide guidance on what the Commission looks for to
determine compliance with specific indicator practices from
Land Trust Standards and Practices. Participants will have an
opportunity to share specific areas of concern and interest
in advance, and the instructor will use that information to
formulate the final agenda.
CLE V
Leslie Ratley-Beach, Paul Doscher
SEM-8
8:00am – 12:00pm | Basic/Intermediate |
$100/$115
Qualified Appraisals of
Conservation Easements
Standards and Practices Curriculum
Melinda Beck, Kevin Shea, Mark Weston
Risk management needs to be discussed and addressed at all
levels of land trust activity and a community-wide approach
must be introduced and supported. Using “A Guide to
Risk Management for Land Trusts,” and scenario examples
from the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire
8:00am – 12:00pm | Intermediate/Advanced |
$100/$115
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CLE V
Standards and Practices Curriculum
This seminar derives from the Standards and Practices
Curriculum book, “Tax Benefits and Appraisals of
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Conservation Projects” (2007). Seven years after
its publication, scrutiny of conservation easement
appraisals appears to be increasing, and the IRS has
sought to have serious legal sanctions imposed on
at least one appraiser. When things go wrong, land
protection projects fail or are delayed. This session
will inform land trusts how to work with appraisers
and appraisals. We will use practical examples and
focus on ways to avoid unpleasant surprises in projects.
SEM-9
Board Member Summit:
Increasing Your Land Trust’s
Impact through Collaboration
V
Melissa Levy, Judy Anderson
8:00am – 1:00pm | All | $65 | Includes lunch
Are you looking for great examples of how land
trusts have collaborated and conserved more land?
How about examples of how they have become more
efficient, built more capacity and raised more money?
This interactive seminar will provide you with
ideas, tools and strategies to help strengthen your
organization through partnerships and collaboration.
Participants will explore: a) what areas are ripe for
collaboration; b) when collaboration makes sense; c)
minefields to avoid; d) mechanics of collaboration,
including communications; and e) decisionmaking protocols and planning in collaboration.
Participants will discuss a variety of opportunities,
from partnerships, shared staff, phased approaches,
program development and mergers.
SEM-10
Your Board and Engaging
New Constituencies
Dianne Russell
1:00pm – 5:00pm | Basic | $100/$115
Land trusts are increasingly thinking about their
role in their communities in new and creative ways.
By being relevant within the community, land trusts
can build long-term support for their conservation
mission. Doing so often requires approaching their
work differently and engaging with new partners
and constituencies in the community. This session
provides land trust board and staff leaders with a
framework for discussing the “why” and “how” of
new or deeper engagement strategies, along with
benchmarks for tracking progress.
Rose Island Lighthouse, RI/Carol Lynn Trocki, photographer
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Frying Pan Pond, RI/photo courtesy of Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Association (RI)
SEM-11
Title Review: The Key to Solid
Transactions CLE
Allan Beezley, Dan Cline, MaryKay O’Donnell, Marie Vicek
1:00pm – 5:00pm | Intermediate | $100/$115
Standards and Practices Curriculum
This seminar is intended for anyone working in land
conservation who is seeking an introduction to title or a
refresher on the subject. We will cover the fundamental
principles of title and its importance in completing valid and
effective conservation projects. Title basics to be discussed
include ownership, land descriptions, encumbrances, partial
severances of real property interests as well as the difference
between a title commitment and title insurance. The various
parts of a title commitment will be explained and some
examples of underlying recorded documents referenced in
a title commitment will be examined. We will also present
approaches that we have used in our own practices to resolve
adverse conditions of title.
SEM-12
Shades of Grey: Risk Assessment
and Problem Solving for Easement
Modifications CLE V
Bill Silberstein, Ben Gajewski, Jessica Jay, Rob Levin,
Konrad Liegel
1:00pm – 5:00pm | Advanced | $100/$115
Bring your collaborative problem-solving skills to an
intensive four-hour practical examination of land trust
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risk assessment focusing on the challenges of conservation
easement modification. We begin with grounding in various
existing laws, then move to an overview of risk assessment
and problem solving and conclude with practical application
to real problems in a case study and in conservation
easement drafting. We will address all types of perpetual
conservation easements: donated, bargain sold, purchased
and exacted.
SEM-13
Mediating Conservation Disputes:
What to Expect and How to Reach
Resolution CLE
Debbie Leonard, Ellen Fred, Jeff Jocks
1:00pm – 5:00pm | Basic/Intermediate |
$100/$115
Inevitably, the work of land preservation will give rise
to conflict, be it external to the organization (land trust/
landowner) or internal (staff or board interpersonal
disputes). This seminar will discuss mediation as a tool
for resolving such conflicts. Through presentations and
role play, participants will learn how mediation compares
with other dispute resolution techniques, what conflicts
lend themselves best to mediation, what to expect in the
mediation process and how to handle disputes both before
and during formal mediation. Additionally, participants
will hear a firsthand account of mediation in an actual land
trust-landowner dispute.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
SEM-14
Marketing: Increase and Diversify
Membership, Participation and
Support V
Shelli Bischoff, Karen Buck
1:00pm – 5:00pm | Intermediate/Advanced |
$100/$115
Are you trying to increase membership, reach a more
diverse audience or attract new donors? Are your marketing
meetings brainstorming sessions that do not turn into
a coordinated and systematic strategy for engaging new
supporters? Is marketing that thing that the membership
person does, separate from the rest of the organization?
Learn a simple approach to being more deliberate about
your marketing efforts to yield real results. You’ll get useful
tools and examples of how the approach has been used by
land trusts of all sizes to reach and engage a larger and more
diverse constituency.
SEM-15
A Board for All Seasons
David Allen, Peter McKeever
1:00pm – 5:00pm | Basic/Intermediate |
$100/$115
for Whole Communities’ co-founder Peter Forbes for the
latest on pioneering programs. Presenters will summarize
their organizations’ approaches and how their programs
evolved in order to retain and increase their relevancy.
Presentation will include “how-to” as well as discussion
to challenge participants to imagine and share ideas they
could implement based on these models.
SEM-17
Preparing for Renewal
of Accreditation V
Jennifer Brady-Connor
1:00pm – 5:00pm | All | $40/$40
Offered for all accredited land trusts, particularly those
planning to apply for renewal of accreditation in the next year
or two, this seminar will explain in-depth how the renewal
process works, how it differs from first-time accreditation,
documentation required and when to begin preparing.
Participants will receive guidance on how to demonstrate
compliance with specific indicator practices from Land Trust
Standards and Practices and also connect with peers who
are working on challenges unique to preparing for renewal.
Participants will have an opportunity to share specific areas
of concern and interest in advance, and the instructor will use
that information to formulate the final agenda.
This fun and interactive seminar offers a fresh perspective
on the job of building and running a land trust—and land
trust board—that is sustainable over the long haul and
protects conservation values in perpetuity. The program
is for board and staff that are ready to find the sweet
spot—where the vision lines up with the conservation,
the enthusiasm flows and you’re prepared for each
challenge that comes along. Against a framework of the
arc of board service—Learning/Doing/Leading—we
will offer six outside-the-lines strategies for reorganizing
and rejuvenating the board experience to ensure a strong
organization that lasts. We’ll provide practical, hands-on
tools for participants to take back and implement right
away, and we’ll practice using them.
SEM-16
Staying Relevant: Reaching
a Changing Demography
Craig Anderson, Peter Forbes, Omar Gallardo
1:00pm – 5:00pm | Intermediate | $100/$115
Land trusts are doing more to attract a changing
demographic and a busy populace to their work through
community engagement with land. Join leaders from
LandPaths (“land partners through stewardship”), an
innovative Northern California land trust, and the Center
Work crew at Bradner Preserve, Richmond, RI/photo courtesy of Wood-Pawcatuck
Watershed Association (RI)
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CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
Advance your knowledge and renew your spirit by attending our 100+ content-rich workshops presented by the top conservation leaders in the country.
Workshops subject to change and will be updated at www.lta.org/rally.
of special interest to Board Members
Accreditation and
Insurance
Land Trust Standards and Practices V of special interest to All-Volunteer Land Trusts
Session B
10:30am–Noon
1:30pm–3:00pm3:30pm–5:00pm
A01 Terrafirma First-Year Results | Leslie Ratley-Beach,
Lorri Barrett | All
B01 Voices of Experience: Hear About Accreditation
from First-Time Accredited Land Trusts
|
Jennifer Brady-Connor | All V
C01 Exploring the Requirements Manual (for FirstTime Applicants)
| Melissa Kalvestrand | Basic/
Intermediate V
A03 Rebuilding the Local Food System as a Farm
Conservation Strategy | David Graham Wolf, David
Singer, Jamie Pottern | Basic
B02 Education and Volunteerism: High-Impact Youth
Programs to Support Community and Restoration |
Bud Darwin | Basic V
C02 Creating a Community Forest: Right for Your
Organization? Right for Your Community? | Betsy Cook,
Rebecca Brown, Kate Wanner | Intermediate
A04 Community Conservation: Tools for Reaching,
Engaging and Working with Diverse Communities |
Mikki Sager, Stacy Funderburke, Sarah Guidi | Basic/
Intermediate V
B03 Working with Public Health Organizations to
Increase Public Space | Ryan Parker, Mark Wilson |
Basic/Intermediate
C03 Increasing Public Benefit: Land Conservation for
Diverse Constituencies | Margaret DeVos, Terry Sullivan |
Basic
B04 Creating Livable Cities by Thinking Outside
the Land Conservation Box
| Henrietta Jordan,
Heather Benham, Melissa Fratello, Kelly Presley | All V
C04 Building a Workforce that Reflects Your
Community
| Peter Szabo| All
A05 Telling Your Land Trust’s Story
Heather Yandow | Basic V
B05 When Things Go Wrong: How to
Communicate in a Crisis | Jack Savage | Basic
C05 Getting Heard in the Digital Age | Hillary Truslow,
Bob Wilber | Basic/Intermediate
A02 Your Opinion Wanted! A Conversation About
Accreditation Renewal
| Land Trust Accreditation
Commission | Intermediate/Advanced
Community Conservation
Sponsored by
The Trust for Public Land
Communicating
Effectively
Session C
Session A
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B06 Interpretation Puts Your Mission on the Map |
Therel Santos-Diaz | Basic
Conservation Financing
Sponsored by
The Conservation Fund
Doing Deals and Ensuring
Permanence
Sponsored by Law Office of
Stephen J. Small, Esq., P.C.
A06 An Under-the-Hood Look at Successful New
England Land Trust Collaboratives | Bill Labich,
Keith Fletcher, Chris Wells | Intermediate
B07 Domestic Forest Carbon Markets: Alive and
Kicking! | Dylan Jenkins, Mark Berry, Peter Stein |
Intermediate
C06 Impact Investing for Conservation: Lessons Learned
from the Field | Mark Zimring | Basic/Intermediate
A07 Where’s the Money: How to Get It and Strategies
for Your Next Deal | Leigh Whelpton, Carl Palmer,
Reggie Hall | Basic/Intermediate
B08 Sentinel Landscapes: Recognizing Private
Landowners Advancing the Mutual Goals of the
Departments of Agriculture, the Interior and Defense |
Kristin Thomasgard | Basic/Intermediate
A08 After All These Years, What Is a Qualified
Appraisal?
| Melinda Beck, Kevin Shea, Mark Weston |
Intermediate/Advanced V
B09 Do the Right ThingCLE | Jessica Jay, Andy Dana,
Karin Gross, Kris Larson, Dan Pike, Steve Small, Mark
Weston | Advanced
C07 Oil and Gas, and Fracking (??!!) CAN work with
Conservation Easements—SometimesCLE | Steve Small,
Allison Elder, Joseph Fitzsimons | Intermediate/Advanced
A09 Real Estate Fundamentals: A Primer for New
Land Trust StaffCLE | Steve Swartz | Basic V
B10 Succession Planning for Conservation
Easements: Transfers, Successor and Executory
InterestsCLE | Stephen Johnson, Paul Doscher,
Terry Knowles | Intermediate/Advanced
C08 Using Purchase and Sales Agreements in
Conservation TransactionsCLE | Tom Masland,
Paul MacDonald | Intermediate
Doing Deals and Ensuring
Permanence
A10 Interpreting and Administering “Vintage”
Conservation Easements | John Magistro,
Christopher Dematatis | Advanced
A11 The Link Between Conservation Easement
Drafting, Stewardship and EnforcementCLE |
Elizabeth Wroblicka | Advanced
Effective Advocacy to
Support Your Work
A12 Storytelling to Influence Public Policy
|
Rose Jenkins, Heather Richards, Bri West | Intermediate V
A13 The Promise and Opportunity of the 2014 Farm
Bill | Russ Shay, NRCS Senior Staff | All
Fundraising and
Membership
A14 Engaging the Next Generation of Conservation
Supporters | Gordon Clark | Basic V
A15 Cracking the Capital Campaign Code
Ken Grudens, Susan Stover | Intermediate
|
B11 Show What You Know: Having the Right
Amount and Type of Documentation for the
Circumstances of Each Stewardship DecisionCLE |
Leslie Ratley-Beach, Chuck Allott, Emily Hague |
Intermediate
B12 Partnering with Corporations to Conserve
Land | Members of the Land Trust Alliance Corporate
Council | Intermediate
C09 Tackling Trespassers CLE | Leslie Ratley-Beach,
Jessica Jay, Ryan Young | Intermediate V
C10 Are Baseline Documentation Reports Meant
To Be Permanent? | Tony Colyer-Pendas, Emily
Hague, Elizabeth Wroblicka | Intermediate V
B13 Quantifying and Communicating the Economic
Benefits of Land Conservation | Jessica Sargent,
Andrew du Moulin, Jennifer Plowden | Basic
C11 Federal Partners Forum | Agency Leaders | All
B14 The Surprising Secrets of Direct Mail
Success | David Allen, Anita O’Gara | Basic/
Intermediate V
C12 Planned Giving from the Ground Up
Jack Sawyer | Basic V
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Governance
and Management
A16 Vexing Tax-Exempt Compliance Issues Facing
Land Trusts Today CLE | Stefan Nagel, Konrad Liegel |
Intermediate
B15 Using Coaching Skills to Build Staff
Leadership | Mary Stelletello | Intermediate
C13 Positioning: Beyond Strategic Planning
Shelli Bischoff | Intermediate/Advanced V
Managing Land
and Water Resources
A17 Investing in Stream Banks: Putting Your Money
Where Your Water Is | Dave Tobias | Intermediate
Sponsored by U.S.D.A. Natural
Resources Conservation Service
and U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Realty Division
A18 Citizen Science Benefits to Land Conservation and
Stewardship | Tom Maloney, Ashley Dayer, Geoff Geupel,
Joan Walsh | Intermediate V
B16 Partnerships Can Be Dam Fun: Story of a
Successful Dam Removal | Rebekah Parker | Basic/
Intermediate
C14 Identify, Implement and Document Improving
Ecological Function in Natural Areas | Kate Holleran |
Intermediate
B17 So You’ve Protected Farmland, What’s Next? |
Cameron Weimar, Elisabeth Moore, Jim Oldham,
Kathy Ruhf | All
C15 Conservation and Flood Resilience |
Liz Thompson, Roy Schiff | Basic
Strategic
Conservation Vision
A19 Climate Resilience for Biodiversity: New Science on
What Places to Protect and What Land Trusts Can Do
About It | Abby Weinberg, Mark Anderson, Emily Bateson |
Advanced
B18 Science to Practice: Conservation Planning in a
Warming World | Emily Bateson, David Graham Wolf,
Jane Rasku | Intermediate
C17 The New York City/Hudson Valley Foodshed
Conservation Plan | Steve Rosenberg, Jason Winner |
Intermediate
B19 Using GIS and Mobile Monitoring Technologies
to Enhance Your Conservation Impact | Breece
Robertson, Larry Orman, Lena Septimo, Leigh Stuemke |
Basic/Intermediate
C18 Understanding and Utilizing Science to Assess
Land Protection Priorities for Ground Water and
Surface Water Quality | Peter Howell, Bill Rawlyk |
Intermediate
B20 Land Use Policy Engagement: Lessons from
the Southern Sierra Partnership’s Experience |
Adam Livingston, Hilary Dustin, Tom Maloney,
Soapy Mulholland | Basic V
C19 Building on Permanent Land Conservation:
A Broad View of Forestland Conservation
|
Theresa Kerchner, Ken Laustsen, Morten Moesswilde |
Basic V
Sponsored by Aquidneck Land
Trust, RI Land Trust Council
and The Trustees of Reservations
A20 Conserving Culture and Nature at a Landscape
Scale | Brenda Barrett, Chuck Arning, Annie Harris,
Shawn Johnson | Intermediate
A21 The National Wildlife Refuge System, Land Trusts
and Local Government | Simi Batra | Intermediate
|
C16 Field Tools to Support Land Stewardship: New
Tools and Best Practices from Field to Office | Jennifer
Zarnoch, Jennifer Axelrod, Tyler Vick | Intermediate
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SATURDAY,SEPTEMBER
SEPTEMBER20
20
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
Advance your knowledge and renew your spirit by attending our 100+ content-rich workshops presented by the top conservation leaders in the country.
Workshops subject to change and will be updated at www.lta.org/rally.
of special interest to Board Members
Land Trust Standards and Practices V of special interest to All-Volunteer Land Trusts
Session D
Session E
Featured Sessions
8:30am–10:00am10:30am–Noon 1:30pm–5:00pm (session length and start times vary)
Accreditation and
Insurance
D01 Voices of Experience: Hear About Renewal from
Accredited Land Trusts | Jennifer Brady-Connor | All
E01 Exploring the Requirements Manual (for Renewal
Applicants) | Melissa Kalvestrand | Intermediate/
Advanced
Community Conservation
D02 Community Conservation Catalysts for Success:
Making Urban Greenways Work
| Magill Weber,
Jane Calvin, Kimberly Gleffe, Sophie Harris | All
E02 New Frontiers in Land Conservation CLE |
Jessica Jay, Rich Cochran, Darla Guenzler, Dan Pike,
Mark Robinson, Tim Wohlgenant | Basic/Intermediate V
D03 Connecting Land Conservation with Cultural
Pluralism: A Case Study in Full-Spectrum Community
Engagement
| Kelly Velasco, Alina Bokde,
Jose González, Hop Hopkins, Charles Thomas | Basic/
Intermediate V
E03 Embracing External Stakeholder Expectations:
New Possibilities for Community Conservation |
Glenn Hoagland, Jim Hoover, Burton Woolf |
Intermediate
D04 Making the Media Work for You | Ben Raines,
Chris Soto | Basic
E04 Transition from Communications as a Service
Function to a Conservation Strategy | Elizabeth
Brown, Elizabeth Ward | Basic/Intermediate
Sponsored by
The Trust for Public Land
Communicating
Effectively
E05 Awakening Your State’s Conservation Ethic |
Kim Sollien, Frankie Barker, Phil Shephard | Basic
Conservation Financing
Sponsored by
The Conservation Fund
D05 Impact Investing: Opportunities to Link DoubleBottom Line Private Capital and Conservation
Outcomes | Kent Gilges, Carl Palmer, Peter Stein |
Intermediate
E06 Tales of Borrowing Money
| Ole Amundsen,
Bob Canace, Reggie Hall, Colin Novick, Tim Siefert | All
Doing Deals and
Ensuring Permanence
D06 Trying Times: Important Lessons To Be Learned
from Recent Federal Tax CasesCLE | Nancy McLaughlin,
Marc Caine, Karin Gross, Steve Small | All
E07 How Much Does Perpetuity Really Cost? | Erik
Glenn, Bill Bowman, Leslie Ratley-Beach | Advanced
Sponsored by Law Office of
Stephen J. Small, Esq., P.C.
D07 The Forces of Power: Defending Conserved
Lands Against Transmission Lines
| Will Abbott,
Jack Savage | Intermediate
D08 Basic Tax and Compliance IssuesCLE | Jack Sawyer |
Basic
D09 Surprise! You’re in the Will
| David Perry,
Stephen Lemon, Janet Scheid | Intermediate/Advanced V
E08 Conservation Easement Drafting: FAQsCLE |
Andy Dana, Ellen Fred | All V
E09 A Converging Current of Conservation |
Alley Ringhausen, John Williams | Intermediate
E10 Across the Swamp and into the Mud:
Discretionary Approvals and Private BenefitCLE |
Tom Masland, Larry Kueter, Steve Swartz |
Intermediate
FS01 1:30pm – 5:00pm | Special Session for All-Volunteer
Land Trusts: Addressing Challenges and Solutions for
Doing It All Without Staff | John Monroe, All-Volunteer
Land Trust Representatives | All V
FS02 1:30pm – 5:00pm | You Did a Strategic Plan—
Now What?
| Magill Weber, Sara Wilson | Basic/
Intermediate V
FS03 1:30pm – 5:00pm | How to Create Programs that
Change Lives, Increase Connection to the Land and
Increase Fundraising Impact
| Robyn Carlton,
Judy Anderson, Steven Hufnagel | Intermediate V
FS04 1:30pm – 5:00pm | The Native Land Trust Alliance:
Culturally-Based Conservation and Stewardship |
Beth Rose Middleton, Valentin Lopez, Hawk Rosales,
Kim Bactad, Kenneth Holbrook, Matthew Leivas, Sr.,
Dune Lankard | Basic
FS05 1:30pm – 5:00pm | Learn, Plan, Adapt and
Inspire: How Land Trusts Are Finding Successes and
Opportunities to Support Climate Adaptation and
Coastal Resilience | Erin Derrington, Rick Bennett,
Margaret Davidson, Mary Pope Hutson, Land Trust
Representatives | Intermediate
FS06 1:30pm – 5:00pm | Collaborating for Large
Landscape Conservation Success: Lessons from New
England | Bill Labich, Tim Abbott, Emily Bateson,
Kristin DeBoer, Jennifer Ohop, Doreen MacGillis,
Liz Petruska, Christopher Riely | Intermediate
FS07 1:30pm – 5:00pm | Fundraising Using Conservation
Plans | Ole Amundsen, Illene Roggensack, Teri Ptacek | All
Effective Advocacy to
Support Your Work
D10 Federal Policy Issues and Regional Engagement:
Setting the Alliance’s 2015 Policy Priorities | Russ Shay,
Jamey French, Bart James | All
E11 Outside Game, Inside Game: Building Power for
Your Organization
| Allison Handler, Glenn Lamb,
Jennifer Sims | Basic V
Fundraising and
Membership
D11 Train Your Board (and Everyone Else) to Raise
Money | Andy Robinson | Intermediate/Advanced V
E12 $4 Million in 6 Weeks | Jennifer Lorenz | All V
D12 Building Your Audience: Know, Reach, Engage,
Sustain | Shelli Bischoff, Karen Buck | Basic V
Governance and
Management
D13 Mergers: Deciding If, When and How
Jim Morris, Marc Smiley | Advanced V
E13 Succession Planning: Leading by Giving Away
Your Power
| Andy Robinson | Intermediate/
Advanced V
|
D14 Electronic Documentation Storage: A Volunteer
Land Trust’s Journey | Sheila Mackintosh, Holly Lippert |
Basic V
Managing Land
and Water Resources
Sponsored by U.S.D.A. Natural
Resources Conservation Service
and U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Realty Division
E14 Xs, Ys, Boomers, Traditionalists: Engaging and
Working With Four Generations of Land Trust
Volunteers
| Illene Roggensack | Basic V
D15 Protecting the Farm and Growing the Movement:
Tools for Sustaining Agriculture and Expanding Your Land
Trust’s Audience | Jennifer Dubois, Leslie Cox | Intermediate
E15 Forest Certification as a Tool for Management
and Monitoring Working Forest Easements |
Paul Trianosky | Intermediate
D16 Land and Water Habitat Conservation in the
Context of Climate Change: Tools, Guidance and
Lessons Learned in RI | Pam Rubinoff, Kevin Ruddock,
Joanne Riccitelli, Caitlin Chaffee | Basic
E16 Communicating Local Climate Impacts and
Developing Adaptation Strategies | Susan Lackey,
Rebecca Esselman, Jim Lloyd | Basic
E17 Volunteer Stewardship of Fee-Owned
Conservation Lands: 20 Years of the Forest Society’s
Land Steward Program
| Carrie Deegan,
Jack Savage | Basic V
D17 High-Tech, Low-Tech and No-Tech Ideas for
Engaging Visitors on Your Preserves | Deborah Barber |
Basic V
Strategic Conservation
Vision
Sponsored by Aquidneck Land
Trust, RI Land Trust Council
and The Trustees of Reservations
D18 Land Trusts Engaging with Communities to Slow
the Pace of Climate Change: Why It Matters, Tips
and Strategies
| Judy Anderson, Andy Pitz | Basic/
Intermediate V
D19 From Vision to Landscape Scale Collaboration
Bob Perschel, Kathy Fallon Lambert, Brian Donahue |
Basic
E18 GIS Tools to Move Your Conservation Strategy
and Partnerships Forward | Hilary Aten,
Jennifer Axelrod, Robin Fay | Intermediate
|
E19 How to Get Where You Want to Go:
Developing Strategic Priorities for Conservation
Acquisition
| Carol Lynn Trocki, Chuck Allott,
Sophia DeMaio | Basic/Intermediate V
E20 New Challenges in Protecting Cultural and
Historic Landscapes | Chris Miller, Betsy Merritt |
Advanced
FS08 1:30pm – 3:00pm | Providence Parks Urban
Wildlife Refuge Partnership: Where Service, Community
and Conservation Partners Come Together to Promote
Conservation | Janis Nepshinsky, April Alix | Basic
FS09 1:30pm – 3:00pm | Conservation, Carbon and
Community: A New Funding Source for Land Trusts |
Joe Knott, Ken Bradley, Alisa Dickson, Robert Gregory, Kyle
Holland | Basic
FS10 1:30pm – 3:30pm | Results of the Land Trust
Alliance Survey on Easement Modification and
Termination | Sylvia Bates, John Shepard | Intermediate
FS11a 1:30pm – 3:00pm | Money vs. Conservation
Values: Ethical Issues in Uses, Appraisals and Public
Purpose under a Conservation EasementCLE |
Heidi Horak | Intermediate/Advanced
FS11b 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Appraisal Roundtable:
Questions & Answers | Mark Weston, Vicki Adams,
Marc Caine, Karin Gross | Advanced
FS12 1:30pm – 5:00pm | Conservation Easement
Stewardship Roundtable | Emily Hague, Megan D’Arcy |
Advanced
FS13 1:30pm – 5:00pm | Fee Land Stewardship
Roundtable | MaryKay O’Donnell, Lisa McLaughlin |
Intermediate V
FS14 1:30pm – 3:00pm | The Big Picture: Putting All
the Pieces Together for a Successful Land Trust |
Marc Smiley | All V
FS15 1:30pm – 3:00pm | Rally Book Club: In the Shadow
of the Sabertooth | Mary Burke | All
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✶ FIELD TRIPS ✶
Local land conservation groups have
planned these field trips specifically for
Rally 2014 registrants to highlight the
state of Rhode Island and the surrounding
states. Please note the following:
trips fill up quickly, so register early
Field
All
field
trip participants must be 16 years or older
All full-day
include transportation, lunch and
equipmenttrips
rental if applicable
trips will take place rain or shine, although they
All
will be canceled or significantly altered if weather
conditions pose a safety risk
trips are non-refundable if canceled or altered
Field
due to weather conditions
Wednesday, September 17
FIELD TRIP 1
Exploring the Heart of Aquidneck Island
Hosted by Aquidneck Land Trust
7:30am – 5:45pm | $125
water quality. Enjoy a morning hike on the Sakonnet
Greenway Trail followed by a visit to Sweet Berry Farm.
We’ll explore the Sachuest Point Wildlife Refuge and enjoy
more hiking with lunch on the beach. The day will end in
Newport, RI with a guided historical walking tour of the
estates of Bellevue Avenue followed by a wine and cheese
reception at Ocean Cliff overlooking the bay.
FIELD TRIP 2
Paddle and Hike the Borderlands
Hosted by West Greenwich Land Trust, The Nature
Conservancy–RI and the Wood-Pawcatuck
Watershed Association
8:00am – 4:00pm | $115
The Borderlands is a 200-square-mile area along the RI/
CT border, comprising the largest unfragmented forest
between Boston and Washington, D.C. Learn about the
coalition working to connect and buffer protected areas
of the Borderlands. The cornerstone of this project is the
2,000-acre Tillinghast Pond Management Area, where we
will embark on a two-hour, 4.5-mile kayak trip on the upper
Wood River followed by a two-hour hike. During the hike,
we will discuss hayfield management and timber harvesting.
Participants should have some kayaking experience.
Discover Aquidneck Island while learning about community
partnerships, sustainable agriculture, estate conservation and
Acushnet River and Fishway at Acushnet Sawmill (MA)/photo courtesy of Buzzards Bay Coalition (MA)
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FIELD TRIP 3
Natural Areas in a Cultural Capital
Hosted by The Trust for Public Land, City of
Providence and Providence Parks Partnership
8:30am – 3:30pm | $80
Take a tour of this little-known side of Providence—natural
areas nestled side-by-side with a bustling renaissance city.
We’ll start with a bike ride along the Woonasquatucket
River, highlighting the Woonasquatucket River Greenway
and the benefits it provides to a predominantly immigrant
neighborhood. Local leaders will tell the story behind the
Greenway and will talk about the recovery of the river after
years of neglect. Enjoy lunch in the botanical center at
Roger Williams Park, where we will hear from the City of
Providence on the history of the park and plans for the future.
After lunch, naturalists will lead a walk on Neutaconkanut
Hill with amazing views of the city.
FIELD TRIP 4
Hike the Forests, Fields and
Shores of the Sakonnet
Hosted by The Nature Conservancy–RI
and Sakonnet Preservation Association
9:00am – 5:00pm | $85
The Sakonnet lies between two rivers and the ocean, and
will provide a dramatic backdrop for two hikes. Learn about
the partnership to protect and steward this landscape as
well as trail building, habitat restoration, meadow management and educational programming as we visit Goosewing
Beach and the Dundery Brook Trail. Pristine coastal pond,
beach and dune environments await us at Goosewing Beach
Preserve while Dundery Brook Trail connects meadow habitats and ponds with playing fields by means of a meandering
boardwalk. Bring your bathing suit!
Thursday, September 18
FIELD TRIP 5
Kayak the Westport River
at river’s edge at The Let Conservation Area. We’ll make
landfall at the Westport Rivers Winery, where we’ll enjoy a
wine tasting. This 8-mile trip is for all levels of paddlers.
FIELD TRIP 6
Hiking, History and Local
Cuisine of South County
Hosted by South Kingstown Land Trust
7:30am – 4:45pm | $85
Start the day on the Jones Camp Trail while learning about
the terminal moraine of the last ice age and the geological
traces found throughout the Matunuck Hills. We’ll then visit
an 18th-century grist mill used to grind corn for the local
settlers and taste jonnycakes made from the meal. Enjoy a
Paella lunch at the South Kingstown Land Trust Barn. After
lunch, choose between a stone wall restoration project or a
geology hike, where the different stones in the walls will be
identified. Finally, enjoy wine and local oysters on the porch
of the Barn.
FIELD TRIP 7
From the Providential Ground Up—
An Urban Renaissance!
Hosted by Burrillville Land Trust
and Southside Community Land Trust
8:00am – 5:00pm | $90
Abandoned city land! Idle Industrial Revolution mills!
Disconnected families struggling to create a sense of
community. Providence is one bright star in this constellation
of urban chaos. Learn about urban agriculture in your host
city: from family gardens to distribution to a luncheon of
local foods. Our tour includes an inner-city distribution
facility with local food sales of $2.1 million; an urban land
trust converting abandoned land into 45 urban farms; and a
housing authority promoting healthy food production. We
will walk and use public transportation as we explore
growing power from the ground up—an urban renaissance!
FIELD TRIP 8
Hosted by The Trustees of Reservations
and Westport Land Conservation Trust
New Bedford: Revitalizing
a Historic Harbor
7:00am – 4:00pm | $160
Hosted by Buzzards Bay Coalition
The East and West Branches of the Westport River run
past farm fields and woodlands before flowing into Buzzards
Bay. Learn about land protection efforts of The Trustees of
Reservations and the Westport Land Conservation Trust
while paddling the East Branch. Explore Westport Town
Farm and its colonial era farmstead and enjoy a picnic lunch
New Bedford, MA was once the center of the 19th-century
whaling industry depicted in Moby Dick. Later, textile
manufacturing thrived. Today it is America’s number one
commercial fishing port. This trip will explore efforts to
restore nature and to preserve the history of this city. Experts
8:30am – 5:00pm | $95
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will introduce us to the environmental challenges of the
harbor area and opportunities for cleanup and restoration.
This will include a visit to the former Acushnet Sawmill
where there has been a ten-fold increase in the river herring
run. We’ll see a renovated textile mill, learn about efforts
to develop a multiuse waterfront path and get a tour of the
Buzzards Bay Center, site of a recent green renovation of a
whaling era building. We’ll enjoy lunch at New Bedford’s
National Historic Park and also explore the New Bedford
Whaling Museum.
“Rally’s an unparalleled professional
development opportunity that
allowed our entire team to advance
in many areas.”
— Lisa Lord, Beaufort County Open Land Trust (SC)
FIELD TRIP 9
FIELD TRIP 10
Get Shucked! An Edible
Adventure in Aquaculture
Conserve Religious Lands
and Forage for Wild Edibles
Hosted by Narrow River Land Trust
and The Conservation Fund
Hosted by Mass Audubon
1:00pm – 5:00pm | $25
9:00am – 4:00pm | $80
In response to their Order’s commitment to “protect the
integrity of creation,” The National Shrine of Our Lady of
La Salette conserved its 117 acres through a conservation
collaborative. Learn about this religious lands conservation
project, the Religious Lands Conservancy, which facilitated
it, and the creation of Mass Audubon’s Attleboro Springs
Wildlife Sanctuary at La Salette. Next, tour the grounds
and encounter edible wild plants and mushrooms with
expert forager Russ Cohen and learn how to nibble on the
landscape in a safe and environmentally responsible way.
We’ll finish the trip with a stop at Bliss Bros. Ice Cream.
This half-day trip does not include lunch.
You’ve heard about farm-to-table but what about “pond-totable”? Learn about aquaculture and fisheries on a global and
local scale with a visit to the Matunuck Oyster Farm and Bar.
This trip will include a boat ride to the 7-acre shellfish farm
in Potter’s Pond and a visit to the organic farm that supplies
vegetables for the restaurant. Back on land, we will sit down to
a delicious lunch of resident bivalves and locally sourced food.
The day will end with a walk on the beach.
Community gardens/photos courtesy of Southside Community Land Trust (RI)
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✶ SPECIAL EVENTS ✶
Eye-Opening Yoga
Friday, September 19 and Saturday, September 20,
6:45am – 7:45am | $15
Begin your day with an hour of stretching the mind, body
and spirit in a yoga class at the Omni Hotel. Prepare
yourself to experience a busy day more fully focused. All
levels are welcome.
Photo courtesy of Tem Blessed
Welcoming Dinner
Thursday, September 18, 6:45pm – 8:45pm | $57
Join 1,000+ of your friends and colleagues for dinner
as we kick off the 27th Rally with the Welcoming
Dinner featuring a special performance with artist
Tem Blessed, and the Alliance Awards. (There’s still
time! Know a land trust doing great work? Nominate
them for the National Land Trust Excellence Award at
www.lta.org/awards. Deadline is June 18.)
Pre-registration and additional fee required.
Tem Blessed is a socially conscious hip-hop artist who
has been making relevant music with a message for
over 10 years. Born in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa to
Cape Verdean parents, Tem resides and is based out of
New Bedford, MA. His music is about sustainability,
social justice and is designed to get the audience
moving. Tem Blessed is a Green For All fellow, 350.
org Artist in Residence and a board member of The
Marion Institute. He’s truly a positive experience that
shouldn’t be missed.
Find him online at www.temblessed.com
WaterFire/photo courtesy of Providence-Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau/Marianne
Lee, photographer
WaterFire: A Providence Event
Not To Be Missed
Friday, September 19, Sunset – 11:00pm
WaterFire is an award-winning fire sculpture installation
consisting of a series of bonfires that blaze just above the
water’s surface and form a circle of fires in Waterplace
Park Basin near the convention center. The installation has
accompanying music to enjoy as you stroll the paths. Be
sure to see this one-of-a-kind event!
Rally Book Club: In the Shadow of
the Sabertooth: A Renegade Naturalist
Considers Global Warming, the First
Americans and the Terrible Beasts of
the Pleistocene by Doug Peacock
Saturday, September 20, 1:30pm – 3:00pm
Join your colleagues in a facilitated discussion on this thoughtprovoking book. No fee, just read the book prior to Rally.
Closing Reception and Documentary
Film Screening
Regional Receptions
Thursday, September 18, 5:00pm – 6:30pm
Come and meet colleagues from your region for a delightful
evening of socializing and networking at the always-popular
regional receptions. Cash bar will be provided.
Saturday, September 20, 5:45pm – 8:00pm | $30
Enjoy a reception and screening of an award-winning
environmental documentary that will be hot off the film
festival circuit. Stay tuned for details! Light snacks and one
drink ticket provided. Presented by newportFILM and
Aquidneck Land Trust (RI).
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✶ CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM ✶
One registration form per person. Please write legibly and use blue or
black ink only. Please photocopy as needed, or go to www.lta.org/rally.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
____________________________________________________________________
PREFIX LAST NAME FIRST NAME
NAME FOR YOUR NAMETAG (IF DIFFERENT THAN ABOVE)
____________________________________________________________________
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
TITLE/PROFESSION
AFFILIATION (USED ON NAMETAG)
____________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS
SEMINAR SELECTION (See pages 4-9 for descriptions and seminar costs)
ADDRESS 2
____________________________________________________________________
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
CITY/ STATE/ ZIP CODE
____________________________________________________________________
PHONE ____________________________________________________________________
EMAIL
Consultant
Foundation
Land Appraiser
Landowner
Lawyer
Press/Media
Student/Faculty
LAND TRUST MEMBER OR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
I am a board member/staff of a land trust member of the
Alliance. (Check www.findalandtrust.org to verify your organization’s membership status or contact [email protected].)
Name of Land Trust: I have enclosed a Partner or Individual Member voucher.
Voucher #
REGISTRATION FEES
A = Subtotal Registration Fee RALLY 2014
TIMES
FEE
Seminar No. Daylong training
$
Seminar No. Half-day training, AM $ Seminar No.
Half-day training, PM $ Lunch for attendees registering for only $36
one half-day seminar.
(Lunch is provided with daylong seminars or two half-day seminars.)
C = Subtotal Seminar Fee
$
WORKSHOP CHOICES
Please refer to the workshop chart and select the workshops you are
likely to attend. You are not committed to attend the sessions you
indicate — this is simply to help us with planning. It is not necessary
to notify us of any workshop changes.
Session A Session B
Session C
Session D
Session E Featured Session
CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION CREDITS FOR ATTORNEYS
I am an attorney and wish to register for CLE credits.
Continuing Legal Education
$100 per state
Indicate which state(s) (See page 4 for full CLE information)
D = Subtotal CLE Credit Fees
$
TOTAL RALLY FEES
LAND TRUST MEMBER
PARTNERS & OTHERS
Early Registration $385 $490
(on or before 07/21/14)
Basic Registration $460 $565
(07/22/14 – 08/26/14)
Full-Time Student/Current
Americorps Volunteer Registration $200
One-day Registration $285 $285
Friday
One-day Registration $285 $285
Saturday
Welcoming Dinner $57 $57
Thursday
(No. of dinner tickets x $57)
Guest Name(s)
Closing Reception $30 $30
Saturday
Yoga $15 $15
Friday
Yoga $15 $15
Saturday 18
FEE
$
B = Subtotal Field Trip Fee $ ____________________________________________________________________
FEE
$
FIELD TRIP NO.
1st Choice 2nd Choice Guest Name
____________________________________________________________________
Which do you represent? (Check all that apply)
All-volunteer land trust
Land trust with less than three staff
Land trust with three or more staff
Other conservation organization
Local/State/Federal agency
Board Member
Business/Corporation
Other:
FIELD TRIP NO.
1st Choice 2nd Choice Guest Name
____________________________________________________________________
How many Rallies have you attended? FIELD TRIP SELECTION (See pages 14-16 for descriptions and fees)
To check availability, go to lta.org/rallyfieldtrips before selecting your field trip.
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GRAND TOTAL
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BASIC RALLY REGISTRATION INCLUDES*
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Dietary Restrictions:
Vegetarian
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If you have certain food allergies or are on a special diet, please be prepared to
provide your own meals. We make every effort to accommodate vegetarian, vegan,
and gluten-free diets.
Every participant in our trainings and conferences receives a list of
all other attendees that may include their name, title, organization,
address, phone number and email address when they check in onsite.
If you do not want to be included on this list, please check here.
HOW WILL YOU TRAVEL TO RALLY?
Plane
Train
• Plenary Session
September 19
•Concurrent Workshops & Featured Sessions
September 19 & 20
• Lunch
September 19 & 20
* Basic Registration does not include the Welcoming Dinner, Seminars, Closing
Reception or Field Trips. You must register and pay separately for these events.
However, you do not have to pay for a Basic Rally Registration if you only want
to attend a field trip, seminar, Welcoming Dinner or the Closing Reception.
REGISTRATION DEADLINES
ATTENDEE LIST OPT OUT
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CHILDREN AT RALLY
Because alcohol will be served at functions and because Rally is an
educational/networking conference for adults, we kindly ask that you
do not bring children to Rally. We do not provide babysitting services.
Mail or fax this form to:
Land Trust Alliance
1660 L Street NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20036
Fax: 202-559-4022
Register by Monday, July 21, to save $75 on registration fees.
Pre-conference registration ends on Tuesday, August 26. However,
if Rally 2014 is not fully subscribed, walk-ins will be welcome.
STANDARD CANCELLATION POLICY
Land Trust Alliance must receive your written (email is preferred)
request for a refund for all Rally fees or a particular event by
Tuesday, August 26. Refunds will not be considered after this date.
Non-refunded payment for Rally events will not be credited toward
any other service, product from, or contribution to the Alliance.
Please recognize that there will be a $50 administrative fee for all
changes and cancellations resulting after your initial registration.
If for any reason Rally 2014 cannot be held, the Alliance will strive
to refund registration fees if possible, depending on insurance claims
honored and the cost of the vendor contracts. Otherwise, the
Alliance will adhere to its standard cancellation policy. Refund
requests should be directed to [email protected].
REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
Registration, Discounts
& Scholarship Information
• Register online (Preferred)
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
• Full payment must accompany your registration.
Rally registrations will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis.
Field trips, seminars and special events have sold out in advance at previous Rallies, so please register as soon as possible to ensure your spot.
You may register online and will receive an immediate confirmation of
your registration. Do not make non-refundable travel reservations until
you receive confirmation from the Alliance that you are registered. All
registration questions can be directed to [email protected].
• No telephone registrations, please.
GUESTS
Your guest may register for a field trip, seminar or the Welcoming
Dinner without having to pay for a Basic registration.
RALLY SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
The Land Trust Alliance is pleased to offer scholarships to qualifying member land trusts to help offset the cost of attending Rally.
Scholarship awards will range from $500 to $1,000. If you are a staff
or board member of an Alliance member land trust, please apply! For
more information and to download a scholarship application, visit
www.lta.org/rally. The Alliance must receive completed applications by
Wednesday, July 16.
WANT A DISCOUNT ON YOUR RALLY REGISTRATION?
JOIN THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE!
• Please register one person per registration form. Photocopy
additional forms as needed.
• Seminars and field trips fill up fast, so register early.
• You will be charged a $50 administrative fee for any changes
you make to your original registration.
THREE WAYS TO REGISTER
1. Preferred Method: Register online using Visa, MasterCard,
Discover or AMEX at www.lta.org/rally.
2. Fax your registration form to 202-559-4022.
3. Mail your registration form with payment to Land Trust Alliance,
1660 L Street NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20036.
REGISTRATION CHECKLIST
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to save $75.
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1660 L Street NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20036-5635
202-638-4725
www.landtrustalliance.org
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Where your whole
crew can come aboard
and chart
a course to land
conservation success!
THE NATIONAL LAND CONSERVATION CONFERENCE
SEPTEMBER 18–20
1 PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
Join us and chart a course to land conservation success!
www.lta.org/rally