Jan. 31, 2015 Southeastern Massachusetts Land Trust Convocation
Presentations
Please click on the presenters below for each presentation PDF (if
available).
Session One (9:15 am – 10:15 am)
WORKSHOP A. Best Practices and Resources for Managing Invasive Plants
Bittersweet, knotweed, phragmites, Oh My! You don’t need to be a wizard to tackle what may seem like a daunting task of finding the resources to control and manage invasive plant species. Sit in on this workshop, and you will leave feeling like you found Oz.
Click here for Mark Robinson’s essay: Saving Land in All of its Dimensions
Matt Spinner, Stewardship Director, Buzzards Bay Coalition
WORKSHOP B. Strategic Planning for Your Organization and Board
“Hey, gang, let’s form a land trust!” That seemed so simple 20 or 30 years ago. But 15 years into the new millennium, your organization may be feeling its age. This workshop will focus on why and how organizational strategies are critical to sustaining an effective and successful land trust.
Hal Minis, President, Brewster Conservation Trust
Marc Bellanger, Vice President, Development, Buzzards Bay Coalition
PLENARY SESSION (10:30 – 10:50 am):
Sea Turtle Stranding Rescue Program
Robert Prescott, Director, MassAudubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Saving Land in all of its Dimensions by Mark Robinson
Session Two (11:00 am – noon)
WORKSHOP A. Effective Use of Volunteers to Increase Capacity
Interested in starting a volunteer program or looking to expand your current program? This session will help you identify roles for volunteers; and give you pointers on how to recruit, train, cultivate, and manage volunteers (and keep them engaged!).
Lisa McNeil, President, Cape Cod Volunteers
Linda Vanderveer, Land Manager, Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust
WORKSHOP B. Leveraging the Conservation Land Tax Credit in Bargain Sale Negotiations
Learn how the State tax credit can be a powerful tool in closing the shortfall in land transaction negotiations. Presenters will use case studies to illustrate how this new state funding resource has proven to be a win-win for the landowner and the land trust.
Co-presenter: Rich Hubbard, Executive Director, Franklin Land Trust
Co-presenter: Mark Robinson, Executive Director, The Compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trusts