Catch-up on the latest Accreditation Corner from the Land Trust Alliance's Saving Land magazine.

I believe that land trusts are made stronger through the accreditation process. I am so pleased to join the staff of the Commission to work with land trusts across the country that seek accreditation. It strengthens and benefits not just the individual land trust but the conservation community.

The Commissioners are a diverse group of individuals involved in land conservation around the country. We caught up with Commissioner Andrea Reese and asked her five questions about her experience as a volunteer commissioner and about her love of the land.

If your land trust is considering applying for first-time accreditation, now is the best time to start planning. In our "Be Prepared" series, we're exploring how land trusts can ensure they are eligible to apply and have strategies to show they are meeting the requirements. In this fifth edition we're delving into understanding what level of evaluation (audit, review, or compilation) of the financial statements is needed.

Catch-up on the latest Accreditation Corner from the Land Trust Alliance's Saving Land magazine.

Your land trust did it! You registered, completed your pre-application and submitted your main application on time. Your decision should be coming any day now...right?

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is the department's primary private lands conservation agency and administers critical agricultural conservation programs. One of the key programs for land trusts is the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Agricultural Land Easements Program (ACEP-ALE). The goal of ACEP-ALE is to conserve working lands such as farmland, ranchland and grasslands.

If your land trust is considering applying for first-time accreditation, now is the best time to start planning. In our "Be Prepared" series, we're exploring how land trusts can ensure they are eligible to apply and have strategies to show they are meeting the requirements. In this fourth edition we're looking at the importance of including the date your land trust completes monitoring and inspection reports in the report.

If your land trust is considering applying for first-time accreditation, now is the best time to start planning. In our "Be Prepared" series, we're exploring how land trusts can ensure they are eligible to apply and have strategies to show they are meeting the requirements. In this third edition we're looking at the requirements around recordkeeping.

The Commission is honored to announce that Chris Jage has joined the board of commissioners. The Commission is governed by a diverse board of 18 volunteer commissioners involved in land conservation around the country. Chris is the Conservation Program Director for the Adirondack Land Trust in northern New York State where he works with staff in all aspects of land protection and stewardship, including ALT's initial accreditation and subsequent renewal efforts.