Thursday Seminars
TH1: Introduction to Conservation Easement
TH2: Advocating for Conservation – The Role of Nonprofits in Lobbying and Advocacy
Other Helpful Resources:
- Being a Player: A Guide to the IRS Lobbying Regulations for Advocacy Charities
- Keeping Track: a Guide to Record keeping for Advocacy Charities
- 501(h) Lobbying Calculator
- PA State Resources
- PA Lobbying Resources
TH3: Successful Use of Transfer of Development Rights – Working Together to Protect Farm and Natural Lands
TH4: Volunteer Development for Trail and Conservation Groups – Finding, Cultivating, and Keeping a Volunteer “Dream Team”
TH5: Riparian Buffers at Work
- Presentation (DCNR’s Riparian Forest Buffer Initiative)
- Presentation (Buffer Crops as Part of the Local & Regional Food System, Tuscarora Organic Growers Co-Op)
TH6: Wildlife Habitat and Stream Restoration – Engaging Partners, Volunteers, and Donors in Water and Land Conservation Efforts
- Presentation (Partners in Conservation, Joy McCaster, Donegal TU)
- Presentation (Lancaster County Conservancy)
- Success Story: Climbers Run Wildlife Habitat & Stream Restoration Project
- Macro Sheet
- Macroinvertebrate Survey
TH7: Drafting Conservation Easements
TH8: It’s All About Clean Water – Communication Strategies for Advocating & Messaging
TH9: Farmland Preservation – A Private-Public Partnership
TH10: Dynamic Donor Engagement – Building Meaningful Relationships with Donors
- Presentation
- Sample Donor Brief
- How Not to Engage Someone
- Donor Engagement Strategy Worksheet
- Donor Bill of Rights
TH11: Best Practices for Trail Management and Signage – Building Blocks for Planning & Maintaining your Trails
Friday Seminars
Friday Plenary: Climate Change and Penn’s Woods: What Does the Future Hold?
FR1: How to Include Everyone – Exploring Opportunities to Diversify
- Presentation, Natural Lands Trust
- Presentation, Audubon Pennsylvania/Appalachian Trail Conservancy
- Presentation, Pittsburgh Park Conservancy
FR2: Avoiding Conflicts of Interest and Running an Ethical Land Trust
FR3: Green Stormwater Solutions – Partnering with Municipalities to Integrate Green Infrastructure Strategies
FR4: Tour the Susquehanna River Landscape – Land Conservation, Trail Development and Water Protection along the Susquehanna
- Presentation, Fritz Schroeder, Lancaster County Conservancy
- Presentation, Lydia Martin, Lancaster County Conservancy
- Presentation, Michael Domin
- Presentation, National Park Service
- Success Story: Susquehanna Riverlands Research & Education Center
FR5: Good Food, Healthy Farms & Clean Water – Experience the Benefits of a Local Food System
FR6: Deconstructing Conservation Easement Violations – The Play by Play
FR7: Trees and Trails
FR8: Overcoming Controversy and Crises: Communication Strategies for Conservationists
FR9: Managing Leadership Transitions
- Action Planning Handout
- Resources on Managing Leadership Transitions
- Sustained Success Questions
- Transition Questions
- Presentation
FR10: Stormwater Surges On – Regulations, Municipal Compliance & the Role of Land Trusts
- Seminar Outline
- Presentation (Stephen Matzura, McNees Wallace & Nurick)
- Presentation (Kara Kalupson, Rettew Associates)
- Presentation (Terra Schlupp, PENNVEST)
- Presentation (Pamela Shellenberger, York County Planning Commission)
FR11: Delivering on Clean Water – Land Conservation and Stewardship Strategies that Work
FR12: The Ultimate Appraisal Checklist – What the IRS and Funding Agencies Look for When Reviewing an Appraisal
- DCNR Appraisal Policy/Grant Guidelines
- WPC Acquisition Review Form
- WPC Conservation Easement Administrative Review Form
- IRS Form 8283
- IRS Form 8283 Instructions
- IRS Bulletin: 2006-46
- IRS Bulletin: 2017-4
- Presentation (Snyder Appraisal Associates)
- IRS Conservation Easement Audit Techniques Guide
- IRS Publication 561: Determining the Value of Donated Property
- IRS Qualified Appraisal Review Administrative Review
- Sample IRS Form 8283 Conservation Easement Narrative
Saturday Sessions
EAC NETWORK CONFERENCE [DVRPC Presentation | John Rogers Presentation]
1a: Giving Yourself an Out [Presentation]
1b: How to Write Killer Fundraiser Letters
1c: Identifying and Removing Barriers to Participating in Outdoor Recreation [Barrier Checklist |
Addressing Barriers]
1d: Slab Cabin Run Initiative: A Landscape-Level Approach to Source Water Protection, Stream Restoration and Agricultural Land Preservation [Presentation]
1e: Building Coalitions: Harnessing Collective Efforts to Make a Lasting Impact [Presentation]
2a: Amending Conservation Easements
2b: Five Fresh Ideas for Building the Board You Need
2c: Land Trust Success Stories in Implementing Agricultural BMPs to Improve Water Quality
2d: The Power of Partnerships & Education [Presentation]
2f: Embrace GIS for Engaging New Audiences and Advancing Your Mission [Presentation]
3a: Conservation in a Changing Climate: The Role of Public and Private Lands [Presentation 1 | Presentation 2]
3b: Strategic Fundraising Planning
3c: Make Conservation Happen Locally: The Power of Environmental Advisory Councils [Presentation]
3e: Collaborating on Conservation Referenda: Winning at the Ballot for Parks & Conservation [Presentation]
