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The California Council of Land Trusts acts as a unified voice for more than 150 land trusts working in local communities throughout California. Together, land trusts share a common vision for protecting the best of California -- natural areas, farmlands, parks, and clean water and air.
Land Conservation News
Call for California Conservation Corps Projects (Sep 4, 2008)
Call for California Conservation Corps Projects
CCLT is pleased to announce a partnership with the California Conservation Corps to facilitate projects between land trusts and the CCC. Learn more about the program guidelines and submit a conceptual project description.
- Click here for Program Guidelines (Word Document, 85KB)
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Legislature Approves Volunteerism Exemption! (Sep 2, 2008)
Legislature Approves Volunteerism Exemption!
In the final hours of the final day of the 2007-2008 regular legislative session, both the Senate and Assembly heard the "volunteerism" bill, AB 2537 (Furutani), on their respective floors and passed it out with strong bipartisan support. The Governor has until September 30th to sign or veto the bill.
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Land Trusts Continue Volunteerism Push (Aug 27, 2008)
Land Trusts Continue Volunteerism Push
With the clock quickly ticking down the last hours of the 2007-2008 Legislative Session, the question of volunteerism is still up in the air. An exemption in state law that allows nonprofits and public agencies not to pay volunteers for a wide variety of outdoor projects will sunset on December 31st unless the Legislature extends the exemption. The effort got some help recently from the Sacramento Bee.
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- Click here to download a copy of the memo (Adobe Acrobat, 505KB)
Membership Qualifications Adopted (Aug 15, 2008)
Membership Qualifications Adopted
Culminating nearly two years of work and broad input of our members, the CCLT Board of Directors approved Qualifications for Membership in the California Council of Land Trusts.
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- Click here for qualifications draft with mark-up (Adobe Acrobat, 33KB)
Central Valley Land Trusts featured on KVPR - Valley Public Radio (Aug 15, 2008)
Central Valley Land Trusts featured on KVPR - Valley Public Radio
Three central valley land trusts were featured on public radio recently sharing the message of conservation and land trusts: San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust, Sequoia Riverlands Trust, and Sierra Foothill Conservancy. Listen to the podcast!
31st Annual John Muir Conservation Award (Aug 15, 2008)
31st Annual John Muir Conservation Award
John Muir advocated the protection of places of spectacular beauty and wildness and his actions have inspired generations to continue his work.
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- Click here for nomination form (Word Document, 660KB)
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CCLT Conference
Get regularly updated information on the next CCLT Conference in Sacramento, February 23-25, 2009.
Upcoming Events
September 18
Event
National Land Trust Rally
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September 22
Event
Appraiser Certification Course
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October 7
Event
Conservation Law Forum
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October 16
Conference
Central Valley Land Trust Summit
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October 24
Event
Sierra-Cascade Land Trust Council Meeting
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November 17
Event
Elkhorn Slough Coastal Training Program
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