Posts from — August 2009

In addition to meeting with the Land Conservation team at Western Reserve Land Conservancy, I also had a chance to meet with some of the Development and Communications staff.

In this podcast you will hear about how the staff of the Conservancy adjust their outreach for different audiences (in part from the merger, but also due to a greater area of operation).  We also discuss accreditation and the challenges associated with appropriating the time and money to commit to accreditation.

Leah Whidden and Kim Bihler are teaching a session at Rally(Seminar 16: Engagement: The New Outreach).  Space is still available for their session — and you can still register online.

Listen in and then check out their website for more information.

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Running Time 15:09

Note: A special note of thanks to Rich Cochran for hosting me while I was visiting with Western Reserve Land Conservancy.

Notes: Intro and outgo music is from Tempest (de havilland vampire) by The Brothers Femme.

I had mentioned earlier that I visited Western Reserve Land Conservancy on the 40th anniversary of the Cuyahoga River Fire (not the only fire, I regret to say, but the most famous).

In this podcast you will hear from some of the staff of the land protection team at the conservancy.  We talked a lot about the merger of eight land trusts which resulted in the formation of Western Reserve Land Conservancy.  Later, a discussion on how each of the team members became involved with the land trust led to an inspiring personal story of motivation to protect a property.

Listen in and then check out their website for more information.

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Note: A special note of thanks to Rich Cochran for hosting me while I was visiting with Western Reserve Land Conservancy.

Notes: Intro and outgo music is from Tempest (de havilland vampire) by The Brothers Femme.

Earlier on my journey, I had a chance to meet with Downeast Lakes Land Trust, which is protecting very large properties.  But while I was in Philadelphia I had a chance to meet with Neighborhood Gardens Association / A Philadelphia Land Trust, which works to protect small plots of land (many of which are smaller than an acre) in the heart of the city.

Terry Mushovic, the Executive Director of Neighborhood Gardens,  talks about the complexities of acquiring land in the city, such as navigating the various government agencies for land transfer.  She discusses how the organization was founded and how they reach out to the community (including a Facebook page).  She also talks about the desire to grow the outreach and involvement of urban land trusts within the greater land trust community, and the value of urban land trusts which can not be measured in acres.

Stay tuned at the conclusion of the interview for contest details.

Listen in and then check out their website for more information.

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Notes: Intro and outgo music is from Tempest (de havilland vampire) by The Brothers Femme.