Land Trust Alliance
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The Land Trust Alliance (LTA), originally formed in 1982 as the Land Trust Exchange, is a national conservation organization representing more than 1,000 land trusts across the United States.[1]
The Land Trust Alliance is based in Washington, DC. As of December 2016, national, regional and local land trusts have conserved a total of 56 million acres (230×103 km2) of land in America.[2]
Since 1985 the LTA has sponsored "Rally," a yearly conference of conservation professionals.[3]
In 2012, the Alliance set up an insurance company to assist smaller regional land trusts with the legal defense of conservation easements.[4]
In 2021 the LTA expressed support for the proposed Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256; H.R. 4164), which is intended to prevent improper tax deductions for land trusts and encourage legitimate charitable contributions.[5]
References[]
- ^ "About Us". Washington, DC: Land Trust Alliance. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ "56 Million Acres Voluntarily Conserved in America, National Land Trust Census Reveals". Land Trust Alliance. 2016-12-01.
- ^ "Rally History". Land Trust Alliance. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ Barringer, Felicity (2012-05-19). "Insurance Firm Is Set Up for Land Trusts, Which See Legal Costs Soaring". The New York Times.
- ^ "Land Trust Alliance Welcomes Reintroduction of Conservation Easement Legislation in Congress". Land Trust Alliance. 2021-06-24.
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