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National Land Conservation Conference October 26–28 | Denver, CO

Colorado Convention Center

Registration Guide

RALLY 2017

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The Land Trust Alliance’s Rally is packed with diverse topics, colleagues and friends to learn and share with, and the resources you want to take your conservation skills further. Register

today—there’s no better time or place to invest in your future! See you in Denver.

RALLY 2017 | THE NATIONAL LAND CONSERVATION CONFERENCE

BOOST YOUR SKILL SET

More than 100

diverse workshops and

seminars

TACKLE TODAY’S ISSUES

Storytelling and messaging,

bridging cultural gaps,

climate change and more

EXPLORE A NEW TOPIC

Get fired up by

the impressive array

of faculty

LEARN, CONNECT & GROW



• CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF RALLY •

Current Page Left-Right: Boulder Colorado Flatirons by beklaus/iStock; Woman hiking on trail by swissmediavision/iStock; Mr. Forrest Nelson on the White River Ranch (conserved), Meeker, CO. Courtesy of accredited CCALT/©Allen Birnbach, photographer. Next Page Top-Bottom: Female conference attendee by PeopleImages/iStock; The White River Ranch (conserved), Meeker, CO. Courtesy of accredited CCALT/©Allen Birnbach, photographer.

· Accreditation

· Communications

· Community Conservation

· Conservation Defense

· Fundraising

· Land Protection

· Policy

· Stewardship

· Technology

“ Year after year, we cannot state enough how valuable

Rally is to our staff and organization as a whole.”

— Dan Ehresman, accredited Northcoast Regional Land Trust (CA)

16SEMINARS

7REGIONAL AND

INTERNATIONAL

RECEPTIONS

112WORKSHOPS

12FIELD TRIPS

286FACULTY

JOIN THE CONVERSATION

Conservation For A Changing World Add your voice to a lively and interactive discussion

on how land trusts are addressing new challenges

and opportunities—covering everything from

climate change to engaging new audiences.

CHART YOUR OWN PATH

Whatever you’re interested in, we’ve got you covered at Rally!

REGISTER TODAY: www.alliancerally.org

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JOGGING TOURExplore downtown Denver and finish up with a craft

brew.

REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RECEPTIONSMeet colleagues from your region and

get connected right away!

EYE-OPENING YOGAPrepare yourself to

experience a busy day more fully focused.

Pre-registration and additional fees may be required for activities. www.alliancerally.org

GET ACTIVE

CONNECT WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES

RECEPTION AT WYNKOOP BREWING COMPANY Close out Rally with some Colorado brews while enjoying

billiards, darts, shuffleboard and more.

WELCOMING DINNERJoin friends for dinner as we kick off the 30th Rally and celebrate our colleagues

with the Alliance Awards.

Top-Bottom: Track runners by gradyreese/iStock; Yoga outdoors by SilviaJansen/iStock; President’s Reception - Alliance Rally 2016/DJ Glisson, II,

Firefly Imageworks; Welcoming Dinner - Alliance Rally 2016/DJ Glisson, II, Firefly Imageworks; Beers on tap by Silvrshootr/iStock.


Photo courtesy of uniphi good, LLC

www.alliancerally.org/speakers

Pam MelroyColonel, US Air Force, Retired

As someone who has personally seen planet earth from space, Pam Melroy is uniquely able to share her perspectives on the value of conservation and women in leadership. Pam is a former NASA Astronaut who has flown on three space shuttle missions, and she is one of only two women to command the Space Shuttle. Pam is a veteran of Operation Just Cause and Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield. In addition to her spaceflights, Pam held various other positions at NASA including lead for the Crew Module of the Columbia Reconstruction Team, deputy

project manager for the Columbia Crew Survival Investigation Team, CAPCOM, and branch chief for the Orion Branch of the Astronaut Office. Pam is currently deputy director of the Tactical Technology Office at DARPA.

AstronautPamMelroy.com


Luis Benitez serves as the first state director for the Outdoor Recreation Industry office for the State of Colorado. He also has emerged amongst climbers as one of the more experienced and respected guides and leadership development consultants in the world. Luis has summited the top of the famed “Seven Summits” 32 times, including being a six-time summiteer of Mt. Everest. While managing expeditions, Luis works to tie the lessons from the outdoors and carry them back to the challenges of life and business. At the heart of his career, Luis has always focused

on teaching as well as serving. He helped create the nonprofit Trekking For Kids, which focuses on service-based expeditions, as well as Warriors to Summits, which serves returning Veterans by connecting them with the outdoors.

Photo courtesy of From the Hip Photo

Luis BenitezDirector, Outdoor Recreation Industry Office, State of Colorado

The Land Trust Alliance is a non-partisan organization and does not endorse the political views of Rally sponsors, plenary speakers or presenters.


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SEMINARSSEMINARSDive deeper into your Rally experience! Daylong and half-day seminars are your chance to experience high-quality, intensive trainings and delve

further into important issues in land conservation.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26

MORNING HALF-DAY SEMINARS

SEM-1

Building Organizational Capacity through Annual Giving ProgramsDavid Allen, Anita O’Gara

8 a.m. – Noon | Advanced | $120/$135

Organizational capacity is about having sufficient resources to do the work you need to do in your community. It’s about unrestricted money that you can sustainably raise every year. This session is a facilitated discussion for an experienced audience who want to move their current annual giving toward building organizational capacity powerfully into the future. This session will make the case for using the annual giving process to cultivate major and planned giving, as well as consider intelligent segmentation, innovative cultivation strategies, strategic use of events, smart metrics and board and staff roles.

SEM-2

Conserve, Redevelop, Undevelop: New Frontiers in Land Conservation CLE Jessica Jay, Cheryl Cufre, Kris Larson, Gil Livingston, Mark Robinson

8 a.m. – Noon | Intermediate | $120/$135

Like the mantra of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, the new frontiers of land protection will be to Conserve, Redevelop and Undevelop. This session focuses on land trusts as new social entrepreneurs shepherding the movement from large-scale, raw land protection to small-scale, interconnected repurposing of land and its uses. Presenters will share their experiences and examples of working within, and developing new, legal, practical and functional frameworks for land trusts conserving, creating and interconnecting people and parcels of land for public parks, community gardens, cooperative farms and public forests; redeveloping, reimagining and reinventing the already-built environment for new public purposes such as affordable housing, recreation, and community places;

Seminars are limited to 55 people unless otherwise noted.

Helpful Symbols

CLE Indicates Continuing Legal Education credits

Continuing Education Credits

The Alliance will apply for Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits for workshop sessions

denoted with a CLE symbol and for seminars 2, 5, 15 and 16. The cost for obtaining CLE credit is $100 per person, per state. Please indicate which state(s) you are applying for on the registration form. For more information on continuing education, please email Lorri Barrett at [email protected].

Lunch

Lunch will be served to participants who register for one daylong seminar or two half-day seminars. Participants who register for one half-day seminar may purchase a lunch ticket in advance for $40. No onsite lunch tickets will be sold.

Seminar prices are indicated as follows:

The first seminar price indicates rate for staff/board of Alliance member land trusts and the second seminar price indicates general admission rates. To read about the seminar faculty, please visit www.alliancerally.org/faculty.

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in community conservation and K–12 education, analyze several successful K–12 community conservation models, understand the specific strategies they employ and create a plan to develop a program for their own land trust.

SEM-5

Steve Small’s Conservation Easement Document, Project Checklist and Tips CLE

Steve Small


Steve Small will go through and analyze a lengthy conservation easement document and a 40+ item conservation easement project checklist, with attention to often-hidden tax, legal and appraisal issues and the most common land trust document mistakes he encounters. This seminar is open to 70 people and participation will be encouraged.

SEM-6

The Business Plan Blueprint: Design for Impact and SustainabilityShelli Bischoff


A business plan blueprint is a comprehensive approach to planning and organizational development. As in architecture, the blueprint ensures a solid, integrated structure, illustrates opportunities or constraints to growth and shows how all parts connect and flow. The blueprint includes, but goes beyond, the traditional strategic plan. It more fully considers the organization’s audiences and community, and the organization’s systems, structure, staffing, governance, processes and finances: how do we engage constituents and enhance our capacity to accomplish strategic goals? The blueprint guides programmatic outreach, communication, fundraising and organizational development. It is a useful tool for impact, succession, sustainability and to attract investment. Participants will create their own blueprint and are encouraged to bring a team. This is a highly interactive working session.

and undeveloping, recovering and restoring developed, degraded or polluted lands to support revitalized ecological and human systems.

SEM-3

Fee Land and Risk Management: What Risks Are Worth It and How to Handle ThemLaurel Florio, Bill Jones, Deborah Rogers


This session will discuss the risks and liabilities associated with land ownership. Whether it is the establishment of a public park or the stewardship of privately conserved land, this seminar will look at the law regarding land ownership, the risks associated with different uses of the land, mitigation of risk and proactively dealing with the land trust’s responsibilities as owner and steward. Utilizing the curriculum on Risk Management, specific case studies of actual land ownership issues and hypotheticals, the group will discuss the inevitability of risk and weigh it with a realistic approach to handling risks faced by land trusts and, when applicable, its partners.

SEM-4

Learning Landscapes: A Proven K–12 Land Trust Partnership OpportunityRob Wade

8 a.m. – Noon | Basic | $120/$135

Learning Landscapes is an award-winning, K–12 education program for the accredited Feather River Land Trust (CA). Learning Landscapes best practices provide a powerful synthesis for education and stewardship by identifying the historic opportunity to develop mutually beneficial partnerships with schools. Current national educational trends include a new framework for K–12 science education, Next Generation Science Standards, and the adoption of Environmental Literacy Plans by 36 state departments of education. During this session, participants will study trends

Left-Right: Mr. Lee Rooks with his dog on the Rafter 26 Ranch (conserved), Buena Vista, CO. Courtesy of accredited CCALT/©Allen Birnbach, photographer; Malchow Farm (conserved), southwest of Berthoud, CO. Courtesy of Larimer County Natural Resources (CO)/Charlie Johnson, photographer.


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SEM-7

Thinking Big Thoughts: Major Issues for Conservation in the Next Decade Marc Smiley

8 a.m. – Noon | Advanced | $120/$135

This seminar will provide senior land trust leaders an opportunity to engage with their peers on key topics important to the future of conservation. In the polarizing, tense community environments that are increasingly impacting conservation groups, these issues cannot be ignored. How can social justice and conservation find more durable and meaningful collaboration? How is conservation increasingly an opportunity to heal? What are the implications of land trusts moving from a production mentality (doing the deals) to a stewardship mentality (managing the land)? These are major questions that many land trusts face, and talking with peers in this session will open up ideas and generate collective energy.

SEM-8

Understanding and Preparing for First-Time AccreditationJennifer Brady-Connor, Jessica Whittaker

8 a.m. – Noon | All Levels | $50

Offered for land trusts planning to register or apply for first-time accreditation, with special emphasis on those land trusts applying in 2018. This seminar will explain the first-time accreditation process in-depth and provide guidance on what the Commission looks for to determine compliance with specific accreditation indicator elements from Land Trust Standards and Practices. The presenters will also provide an introduction to the 2018 Requirements Manual. Participants will have an opportunity to share specific areas of concern and interest in advance, which will help guide the instructors in formulating the final agenda.

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FULL-DAY SEMINAR

SEM-9

Climate Resilience for Land Protection: Science and Communication Abby Weinberg, Mark Anderson, Anna Fiedler, Erin Heskett

9 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Intermediate | $199/$235

Designed to give you the tools you need to incorporate climate resilience into your land protection work, this session will include a discussion of the challenges and opportunities participants see in addressing climate change; a review of the characteristics of climate resilient land, including interactive exercises to help participants recognize resilient sites; case studies by land trusts that have applied the datasets and concepts to conservation planning; and a discussion around communications of climate resilience to your land trust board, members and landowners. The seminar will require active participation and attendees are encouraged to bring a laptop for use during the session.

tribes, the types of land that tribal governments have authority over and/or interests in and the growth of tribal conservation mechanisms, particularly Native land trusts and conservancies. Native American land trust leaders will discuss the specific strategies, tools and partnerships they are using to protect landscapes, watersheds, sacred sites, traditional use areas and cultural resources. The session will also include a guided, focused discussion on how to develop conservation partnerships that foster indigenous land stewardship and continued indigenous access to culturally important lands.

SEM-12

Dialogue for Difficult TimesAmy Stork, Jim Morris

1 p.m. – 5 p.m. | Basic | $120/$135

Americans are facing an era of deep division and difficult communications. While most Americans share a love of the land, it is easy for differences to become a focal point. If, instead, we seek to discover what we have in common, and understand the roots of our divisions, we have a chance to construct new bonds. In this seminar, participants will learn and practice several techniques for creating open, authentic and productive conversation with those who may disagree on key issues. Drawing from concepts of conflict resolution, negotiation, non-violent communication and human psychology, the emphasis will be on learning to listen and express ourselves with compassion and respect for both self and other.

AFTERNOON HALF-DAY SEMINARS

SEM-10

Building Cost-Effective, Purposeful Organizational CapacityAne Deister

1 p.m. – 5 p.m. | Intermediate | $120/$135

This session features a tool kit for land trust board members and staff on ways to enhance governance effectiveness, initiate and manage change, develop a shared vision, increase organizational vitality and develop and adopt sustainability in funding and programs throughout the organizational life cycle. Directed learning, facilitated dialogs, group interactions and guided discovery processes will be used. Board engagement and strategic approaches to harnessing opportunities and responding to challenges will be key topics in the training program. Comparison of different governance models and organizational designs will provide a basis for interactive dialogs.

SEM-11

Collaborating with Native American Land Trusts and TribesBeth Rose Middleton, Lisa Haws, Kenneth Holbrook, Valentin Lopez, Michael Connolly Miskwish

1 p.m. – 5 p.m. | Basic | $120/$135

This seminar will provide an introduction to the structure of federally recognized tribes and non-federally recognized

Previous Page Top-Bottom: Overlook on Stacked Lazy Three Ranch (conserved), Deer Trail, CO. Courtesy of accredited CCALT/©Allen Birnbach, photographer; Bales at the Stacked Lazy Three Ranch (conserved), Deer Trail, CO. Courtesy of accredited CCALT/©Allen Birnbach, photographer; Fishing the White River, Meeker, CO. Courtesy of accredited CCALT/©Allen Birnbach, photographer.


“As a new executive director, I have much to learn. Rally included

so many incredible seminars, it was hard to choose which to attend.

I made professional contacts that I can reach out to when I need

assistance and was reaffirmed in the feeling that the work I’m doing

is valuable and important.”

—Amy Pettit, Alaska Farmland Trust

SEM-13

Extreme Self-Care: Working Well, Working SmartDianne Russell

1 p.m. – 5 p.m. | Basic | $120/$135

In a time of great change and increased pressure to accomplish our missions, land trust leaders may want to step away from the intensity and re-invest in strategies for self-care, as well as creating organizations that support and nurture their staff, board and volunteers. This highly applied and participatory workshop will allow leaders to take a breath and assess their self-care strategies on multiple levels. The session will provide an opportunity to strategize with other leaders about challenges and successes in taking care of our most important resources—the people committed to the land and our communities. Workshop participants will walk out with a small set of commitments to themselves, along with some new ideas for creating organization cultures that support self-care and healthy approaches to our work.

SEM-14

Financial Management of Land Trusts Eric Rowley

1 p.m. – 5 p.m. | Intermediate | $120/135

This session will review the organizational flowchart of a typical nonprofit with emphasis on governance, financial management, oversight and reporting. Also covered will be purposes and methods of budgeting, financial reporting formats and techniques for tracking revenues, expenditures, investment activity and special projects. Finally, it will review financial reporting to third parties, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and compliance with governmental financial reporting.

SEM-15

Multiple Landowner Conservation Easements: Challenges for Land Trusts CLE Allan Beezley, Karin Marchetti Ponte

1 p.m. – 5 p.m. | Advanced | $120/$135

Many land trusts are required to work with multiple landowner conservation easements, which frequently present difficult legal challenges for the land trust holding the easement. This seminar will examine several issues, such as amendments of multiple owner conservation easements, financing for construction, family succession and partition, and administration of uses. It will also address land trust business decisions on structuring conservation easements involving multiple owners now or later.

SEM-16

Water Issues in Western Land Conservation Transactions CLE Peter Nichols, Jeff Appel, Peter Dykstra, Stuart Somach

1 p.m. – 5 p.m. | Intermediate | $120/$135

This seminar is intended to develop participants’ ability to recognize and follow good practices to optimize environmental/ecosystem benefits of water rights in western land conservation transactions. The session will highlight current practices throughout the West, drawing from the experience of the panelists and participants. Building on this base, the seminar will develop, through participatory problem solving, participants’ understanding of the practical and legal water issues that should be considered in a conservation transaction. Finally, practitioners will take home some simple yet comprehensive tools for good practices, including checklists and model conservation easement language.

Trampe Ranch (conserved) in the Gunnison Valley of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Courtesy of John Fielder, photographer.

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FIELD TRIPSFIELD TRIPSLocal land conservation groups have planned these field trips for Rally 2017 registrants.

» Field trips fill up quickly, so register early » All field trip participants must be 16 years or older

» All full-day trips include transportation, lunch and equipment rental if applicable» All trips will take place rain or shine, although they will be canceled or significantly altered if weather conditions pose a safety risk

» Field trips are non-refundable if canceled or altered due to weather conditions

FIELD TRIPSRALLY 2017 | THE NATIONAL LAND CONSERVATION CONFERENCE

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25

FIELD TRIP 1 | 7 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | $70

In the Shadow of Pikes Peak: A Case Study on Open Space ProtectionHosted by Palmer Land Trust

Nestled at the base of Pikes Peak lies a breathtaking array of public open spaces, many of which are protected by conservation easements. This trip will highlight the collaborative process between a land trust, the city and a private landowner that was required to permanently protect Strawberry Hill. The morning will include an easy two-mile hike followed by lunch at Garden of the Gods amidst the amazing scenery. Then hike an additional two miles up part of the famous Incline while learning more about its history and role in the land exchange.

FIELD TRIP 2 | 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. | $75

Rocky Mountain High: Mining, Music and Hiking Hosted by Boulder County Parks and Open Space

Learn how the gold rush put Colorado on the map! Tucked in the Rocky Mountains just west of Boulder, Nederland is a recreational mecca with a history rich in mining and music. The tour will stop at the Nederland Mining Museum for an orientation to the local mining history, then it’s a short ride to Caribou Ranch open space. Hike to a ghost town while learning about historic preservation efforts and the more recent history of the famous Caribou recording studio.

FIELD TRIP 3 | 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. | $85

Preserving Front Range Farms: Partnerships, Challenges & OpportunitiesHosted by Larimer County Natural Resources, Colorado Open Lands and Boulder County Parks and Open Space

Get an insider’s view of conserved farms while learning about the partnerships, challenges, innovation and grit that make it all work. This trip provides a peek into the life and struggles of farming on the dry side of the Continental Divide. Listen to stories of the past and present set to stunning mountain backdrops—from farmhouses and wagon trails, to running a CSA and forming a farmland cooperative. Kick the dirt with the farmers, learn about western water law and soak it up with a brew in one of the country’s premier craft breweries.

FIELD TRIP 4 | 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | $90

The Rocky Mountain Land Library’s Buffalo Peaks RanchHosted by Rocky Mountain Land Library

The Rocky Mountain Land Library (RMLL) partnered with the City of Aurora to preserve and adapt Buffalo Peaks Ranch, which provides 1,840 acres of public land and river access. RMLL’s mission is to create a lending and residential library of 35,000 volumes exploring land and our connection with it. Visit this high-mountain library and witness its current state and proposed evolution. Enjoy a picnic lunch and conclude the trip with happy hour—all taking place amongst fabulous book titles and breathtaking views.


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FIELD TRIP 5 | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. | $70

Bison on the RocksHosted by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Explore two of Denver’s iconic public spaces: Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge and Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater. Spend the morning learning about the importance of urban wildlife refuges and have the opportunity to see American Bison, prairie dogs, coyotes and more— all in view of Denver skyline. Next, at Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater, learn about the history and geology of the area. Walk the steps of the amphitheater and check out the stage and underground rock history museum. Time permitting, there will be an optional hike on the surrounding trails.

FIELD TRIP 6 | 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. | $125

Denver Urban Locavore Bike TourHosted by Great Outdoors Colorado and The Trust for Public Land

Enjoy a day touring Denver’s urban parks aboard a Mile High City B-Cycle bicycle. Start the day with a cup of locally roasted coffee and an overview of the day’s activities. Spend the day exploring the innovative river parks and playgrounds interspersed throughout the Cherry Creek and South Platte River trail systems. Lunch will be provided by a local food truck at one of Denver’s riverfront parks. The journey will culminate at Great Divide Brewing Company for a pint (or two), before returning to the Convention Center.

Left-Right: Bison wandering through the sagebrush on the plains by milehightraveler /iStock; Riding bikes by SolStock/iStock; Reflections of Rocky Mountains in an alpine lake by SashaBuzko/iStock.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26

FIELD TRIP 7 | 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. | HIKE - $100 | FLY FISHING - $160

Hike/Fish Rocky Mountain National ParkHosted by Estes Valley Land Trust

Rocky Mountain National Park is the nation’s third most popular national park, defined by high peaks, alpine lakes and spectacular scenery. This trip has two options, both at approximately 10,000 feet: a moderate five-mile hike with fly-fishing at Mills Lake; or two easy hikes (four miles total) to Alberta Falls and Dream Lake. In both, hikes will be led by land trust staff, board and park rangers who will discuss ecology, geology and the partnership between the land trust and the Park. Hikers should be fit and prepared for high altitude and inclement weather. Fly-fishing is limited to 10 people.

FIELD TRIP 8 | 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. | $100

Hike the Historic Beaver Brook Trail Hosted by Clear Creek Land Conservancy

The Beaver Brook Trail provides eight miles of uninterrupted hiking that feels far away from Denver while being right at its doorstep. The trail was fully established in 1919 by the Colorado Mountain Club and pioneer Strode Ralston. Today, the trail is managed by three agencies: Clear Creek Land Conservancy, Denver Mountain Parks and Jefferson County Open Space. While on the hike, learn about the history, geology and ecology of the area with numerous stops along the way to enjoy the view of Clear Creek Canyon and Colorado’s high country.

“As a young professional just starting out, Rally was of great benefit to me

in my career and, specifically, my work at my organization.” —Amber Arseneaux, accredited Texas Land Conservancy

Top-Bottom: View from the top of the mountain by PeopleImages/iStock; Denver city park and skyline by ivanastar/iStock; Horse grazing by Adventure_Photo/iStock.

FIELD TRIP 12 | 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. | $80

Hiking Spruce Mountain and its Storied Landscape Hosted by Douglas Land Conservancy and Douglas County Open Space

Join this adventure in the extensive Greenland landscape south of Denver. Hike through forests along scenic rock ledges at Spruce Mountain, learn about the geology of the buttes and how Douglas County has skillfully conserved this unspoiled landscape. Visit the Culturally Modified Trees, hear stories of the land and opinions from both the cultural and scientific communities on the pine forest in this region. Enjoy lunch and beer catered at a local gravesite where mystery stories will capture the spirit of the season.

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FIELD TRIP 9 | 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | $85

Grassland Conservation: Finding Homes for Orphaned Easements Hosted by Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust

The eastern plains of Colorado contain one of the nation’s largest remaining expanses of native prairie grasslands, which is also one of the most imperiled ecosystems in the world. Learn about their functionality, the role conservation plays in maintaining their integrity, orphaned easement issues in Colorado, strategies for rehabilitating them and much more. This trip will feature two integrated farming/ranching operations located in the High Plains that have been agriculturally productive since the mid-1800s. These properties are unique in their proximity to I-70 and Denver, connectivity to other protected lands and diverse resource base (including water).

FIELD TRIP 10 | 8:15 a.m. – 5 p.m. | $105

Toward a Sustainable Grazing Lands FutureHosted by The Nature Conservancy

Learn about work that The Nature Conservancy, the Colorado State Land Board, Holistic Management International and the Trainor Cattle Company are doing to plan and manage for integrated conservation, business and quality of life outcomes at the 26,000-acre Lowry Ranch on the eastern edge of Denver. The ranch supports a beef cattle operation, prairie dog colonies, an intact example of Foothills Piedmont Grasslands, two wooded riparian corridors, myriad other wildlife species and over 20 other uses.

FIELD TRIP 11 | 8:30 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. | $50

Public Land, Community Development & Healthy Food Access Hosted by Denver Urban Gardens

For over 30 years, Denver Urban Gardens has partnered with municipalities, parks and recreations districts, libraries and school districts to set aside land to promote community development through healthy food access. Learn how public-private-nonprofit partnerships have spurred land use innovations, while visiting unique community gardens and urban farms that highlight what is possible when public land and healthy food access join forces.

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ands

, Ly

nne D

arda

nell,

Chr

istin

e Wils

on |

Inte

rmed

iate

Co

mm

un

ity

C

on

serv

atio

nA

05 H

ow an

d W

hy to

Par

tner

with

Nat

ive A

mer

ican

Trib

es |

Anni

e Bur

ke, R

eno K

enoi

Fran

klin,

Br

enda

n M

oria

rty, D

an W

inter

son

| Int

erm

edia

te

A06

A N

eigh

borh

ood

Adv

ocac

y G

roup

, a C

ity an

d a

Land

Tru

st: Th

e Pea

ce P

ark

| Coli

n N

ovick

| Ba

sic

B06

Plan

ning

to D

iversi

fy Y

our O

rgan

izat

ion

| M

ariss

a Har

tzler

, Jesi

ca B

lake

, San

dy S

weit

zer |

Bas

ic B0

7 Ba

ck to

the F

utur

e: N

eces

sary

Evo

lutio

n Ba

ck

to T

radi

tiona

l Com

mun

ity C

onse

rvat

ion:

Par

t 1 |

Te

d Cl

emen

t, An

gela

And

erso

n, E

dwin

Ber

nbau

m,

Kaw

ika B

urge

ss, S

cott

Fish

er, R

amon

a Pete

rs | B

asic

C04

Eng

agin

g D

iver

se R

ural

Com

mun

ities

in S

ettin

g C

onse

rvat

ion

Prio

ritie

s | K

ristin

a Orte

z D

e Jon

es,

Amy W

ilson

Mor

ris |

Basic

C

05 B

ack

to th

e Fut

ure:

Nec

essa

ry E

volu

tion

Back

to

Trad

ition

al C

omm

unity

Con

serv

atio

n: P

art 2

|

Ted

Clem

ent,

Ange

la A

nder

son,

Edw

in B

ernb

aum

, K

awik

a Bur

gess,

Sco

tt Fi

sher,

Ram

ona P

eters

| Bas

ic

Do

ing

Dea

ls a

nd

E

nsu

rin

g P

erm

anen

ceA

07 A

nato

my

of a

Land

Dea

l | M

aryK

ay O

’Don

nell,

Te

rrie

Coop

er, P

eter M

cKee

ver,

Rick

Rem

ingt

on |

Basic

A

08 W

hen

Perp

etui

ty Is

n’t S

tatic

: Doc

umen

ting

Cha

nges

on

Con

serv

atio

n E

asem

ents

| Meg

an K

nott,

H

eide A

nder

sen, J

acob

New

ell, M

ark v

an d

er L

inde

n | B

asic

B08

It’s

Not

Just

A N

ame:

Titl

e Is I

mpo

rtant

! |

Paul

Mac

Don

ald,

Dou

g Hill

| Ba

sic C

LE

B09

Fede

ral T

ax Is

sues

: The L

ates

t and

Gre

ates

t |

Rob

Lev

in, J

essica

Jay,

Stev

e Sm

all |

Inte

rmed

iate

CLE

C06

Pra

ctica

l Poi

nter

s on

IRS

Form

828

3, C

onte

mpo

rane

ous W

ritte

n A

ckno

wled

gem

ent,

and

Don

or

App

raisa

ls | E

llen

Fred

, Mist

i Sch

mid

t | In

term

ediat

e CLE

C07

Avo

idin

g th

e Sto

rm: N

avig

atin

g th

e Sho

als o

f D

iscre

tiona

ry A

ppro

vals

| Tom

Mas

land

, Lar

ry K

ueter

, St

eve S

war

tz |

Inte

rmed

iate

FRID

AY,

OC

TOB

ER

27

WO

RK

SH

OP

SW

OR

KS

HO

PS

WO

RK

SH

OP

SR

AL

LY 2

017

| T

HE

NA

TIO

NA

L L

AN

D C

ON

SE

RV

AT

ION

CO

NF

ER

EN

CE


Do

ing

Dea

ls a

nd

E

nsu

rin

g P

erm

anen

ceA

09 R

eal E

state

Fun

dam

enta

ls: A

Prim

er fo

r New

Lan

d Tr

ust S

taff

| Stev

e Sw

artz

| Ba

sic C

LE

A10

Tac

klin

g Tre

spas

sers

| Jess

ica Ja

y, Ch

eryl

Cufr

e,

Dav

e Eric

kson

| In

term

ediat

e CLE

B10

The R

est o

f the

Iceb

urg:

Intro

to th

e Nut

s and

Bo

lts o

f Eas

emen

t Ste

ward

ship

| Be

n M

iles |

Bas

ic C

08 K

now

ing

Whe

n To

Say

"No!

": A

void

ing

Bad

Tran

sact

ions

| R

eggi

e Hal

l, Le

na S

eptim

o |

Inte

rmed

iate

C

09 A

dvan

ced

App

raisa

l Iss

ues f

or L

and

Trus

ts |

Mar

k West

on, K

evin

McC

arty,

Tod

d Mur

phy,

Greg

Sny

der |

A

dvan

ced

Eff

ecti

ve A

dvo

cacy

to

S

up

po

rt Y

ou

r W

ork

A11

You

Can

Do

It! K

ey S

teps

for S

ucce

ssfu

l Ball

ot

Mea

sure

s: Pa

rt 1

| Mar

k Ack

elson

, Will

Abb

erge

r, Jil

l Bay

s, Pe

ggy C

hiu,

Ann

a Dre

xler

-Dre

is | I

nter

med

iate

B11

Crit

ical C

ompo

nent

s of S

ucce

ssfu

l Ball

ot

Mea

sure

s: Pa

rt 2

| Mar

k Ack

elson

, Dav

id H

artw

ell,

Mar

k Lan

ggin

, Lor

i Weig

el | I

nter

med

iate

C10

Lan

d Tr

usts

Figh

t Bac

k A

gain

st Fe

dera

l Pus

h fo

r Pi

pelin

es |

Tom

Gilb

ert,

Kare

n M

arty

nick

, Chr

is M

iller

| Ba

sic

C11

Adv

ance

d To

pics

in th

e Agr

icultu

ral C

onse

rvat

ion

Eas

emen

t Pro

gram

| Je

rom

e Fau

lkner,

And

rew

Jam

es,

Jere

my S

tone

| In

term

diat

e/A

dvan

ced

Fin

anci

ng

for

Co

nse

rvat

ion

A12

Fed

eral

Fina

ncin

g fo

r Stra

tegi

c, La

ndsc

ape-

scale

C

onse

rvat

ion

| Kris

tin Th

omas

gard

-Spe

nce,

Eric

Alva

rez,

El

izab

eth C

rane

-Wex

ler, S

cott

Stew

art |

Bas

ic

B12

Cas

e Stu

dies

in L

and

Con

serv

atio

n th

roug

h C

arbo

n Fi

nanc

e | D

ylan

Jenk

ins,

Erin

Hesk

ett, R

ick H

uffine

s, D

avid

Mon

tagu

e, D

avid

Pub

licov

er, L

isetta

Silv

estri

| In

term

ediat

e

C12

Adv

ance

d an

d In

nova

tive C

onse

rvat

ion

Fund

ing

Opp

ortu

nitie

s | A

lec G

iffen

, Ben

Hay

es, S

penc

er M

eyer

| A

dvan

ced

C13

Impa

ct In

vesti

ng in

Con

serv

atio

n | E

ric H

allst

ein,

Jero

me R

yan,

Pete

r Stei

n, D

an W

inter

son

| Int

erm

edia

te

Man

agin

g La

nd

an

d

Wat

er R

eso

urc

esA

13 F

rom

Con

serv

atio

n to

Com

mun

ity V

alues

: Re

thin

king

Lan

d M

anag

emen

t 101

for F

ee L

and

Own

ersh

ip |

Mik

e Kan

e, Ce

lia V

uoco

lo | B

asic

A14

Man

agin

g Po

llina

tor H

abita

ts: M

onito

ring,

M

easu

res a

nd M

etric

s | S

haun

McC

oshu

m |

Inte

rmed

iate

B13

Partn

ersh

ips f

or C

onse

rvat

ion

and

Publ

ic Re

crea

tion

| Joe

Sam

bata

ro, R

obyn

Car

lton,

Jim

Dau

s |

Inte

rmed

iate

B14

Putti

ng a

“Clim

ate C

hang

e Filt

er” o

n St

ewar

dshi

p an

d C

onse

rvat

ion

| Mar

ia Ja

now

iak,

Chris

tine C

adig

an,

Lisa

Hay

den,

Kris

ten S

chm

itt |

Inte

rmed

iate

C14

Tria

l by

Fire

: Pre

parin

g Yo

ur L

ands

and

Org

aniz

atio

n fo

r Wild

fire |

Chr

isty F

ische

r,

Heid

e And

ersen

, Chr

isty W

ycko

ff | B

asic

C15

The P

ower

of P

artn

ersh

ip: W

orki

ng T

oget

her t

o Im

prov

e Ste

ward

ship

Dec

ision

s | M

elissa

Ode

ll,

Brid

get F

ithia

n, B

illy F

reem

an, G

eoffr

ey G

eupe

l | B

asic

Org

aniz

atio

nal

Imp

act

A15

Boa

rd M

embe

r Sum

mit

| Mar

y Bur

ke, P

aul P

hilli

ps,

Larr

y Vick

erm

an |

Basic

A

16 M

erge

rs as

a St

rateg

y for

Suc

cess:

How

to C

ombi

ne

Force

s to

Boos

t Cap

acity

and

Incre

ase t

he P

ace o

f C

onse

rvati

on |

Jessi

e Bess

inge

r, Lo

uise

Allen

, As

hley

Gre

atho

use |

Inter

med

iate

B15

A R

ecip

e for

Suc

cess

ful S

trate

gic P

lanni

ng |

Anai

s Spi

tzer,

Reb

ecca J

ewett

| In

term

edia

te

B16

Walk

You

r Talk

: Let

ting

Ethi

cal G

uide

lines

A

dvan

ce Y

our M

issio

n | K

onra

d Li

egel,

Mik

e Car

lson,

Si

obha

n Sm

ith |

Basic

C16

Effe

ctiv

e Das

hboa

rds:

Kee

ping

an E

ye o

n W

hat

Mat

ters

| D

avid

Cal

le | B

asic

Str

ateg

ic

Co

nse

rvat

ion

Vis

ion

A17

Get

ting

the M

ost f

rom

You

r Stra

tegi

c Con

serv

atio

n Pl

an |

Mar

c Hud

son,

Eliz

abeth

Gut

hrie

| Int

erm

edia

te

A18

Lin

king

Clim

ate A

ctio

n an

d C

onse

rvat

ion:

Dat

a, M

essa

ging

and

Fund

ing

| Kar

en G

affne

y, M

ichell

e Pas

sero |

In

term

edia

te

A19

A G

loba

l Bre

akth

roug

h: A

men

ding

Chi

le’s

Con

stitu

tion

for C

onse

rvat

ion

| Hen

ry T

eppe

r,

Victo

ria A

lonso,

Mich

ael G

rasty

, Jim

Lev

itt, R

ober

to P

eral

ta,

Fran

ciso S

olis |

Adv

ance

d

B17

Wat

er T

rusts

Ses

sion:

Vol

unta

ry W

ater

Ri

ght T

rans

actio

ns an

d In

strea

m T

rans

fers

for

Con

serv

atio

n Pu

rpos

es |

Zach

Sm

ith, C

ary D

eniso

n,

Aaro

n D

erw

ings

on, T

od H

eisler

, Sar

ah L

ien,

Liz

Pette

rson

| Int

erm

ediat

e B1

8 Col

labor

atin

g an

d C

onse

rvin

g at

the L

ands

cape

Sc

ale |

Emily

Bat

eson,

Dav

id B

aker,

Pat

rick B

ixler

, Sh

awn

John

son,

Bill

Lab

ich, M

ichae

l Whi

tfield

| Ba

sic

C17

Deli

verin

g a F

ishab

le, S

wim

mab

le Fu

ture

: Lan

d Tr

usts

and

Clea

n(er

) Wat

er |

Jenni

fer M

iller

Her

zog,

Mar

issa H

artz

ler, P

eter H

owell

, Mar

yKay

O’D

onne

ll,

Becca

Was

hbur

n | I

nter

med

iate

C18

Impl

emen

ting

Clim

ate R

esili

ence

Initi

ativ

es |

Se

th M

cKee,

Sac

ha S

pecto

r, Abb

y Wein

berg

| In

term

edia

te

Tech

no

logy

To

ols

A20

Dro

nes:

Land

Con

serv

atio

n fro

m 4

00 fe

et |

R

ick B

acha

nd |

Basic

B1

9 G

eosp

atia

l Tec

hnol

ogy

for L

and

Trus

ts:

Wha

t You

Nee

d to

Kno

w N

ow |

Dan

Rad

emac

her,

Mai

anna

Vog

e | In

term

edia

te

C19

Mak

ing

the E

cono

mic

Cas

e for

Con

serv

atio

n U

sing

Free

Nat

ion-

wide

Too

ls | K

elly P

ohl,

M

egan

Law

son

| Bas

ic

Ses

sion

D

Ses

sion

E

Ses

sion

F

10:3

0 a

.m. –

No

on

1:

30

p.m

. – 3

p.m

. 3

:30

p.m

. – 5

p.m

.

Ad

vanc

e yo

ur k

now

led

ge a

nd r

enew

you

r sp

irit

by

atte

ndin

g ou

r 10

0+

, con

tent

-ric

h w

orks

hops

pre

sent

ed b

y th

e to

p c

onse

rvat

ion

lead

ers

in t

he

coun

try.

See

th

e fu

ll R

ally

sch

edu

le a

t w

ww

.alli

ance

rally

.org

/sch

edu

le

CLE

: Con

tinui

ng L

egal

Edu

catio

n

Acc

redi

tati

on a

nd

Insu

ranc

eD

01 F

irst-T

ime

Acc

redi

tatio

n 10

1: W

hat a

nd H

ow |

Valer

ie R

oof |

Bas

ic D

02 L

and T

rust

Stan

dard

s and

Pra

ctices

201

7: W

hat’s

N

ew |

Sylv

ia B

ates,

Meli

ssa K

alve

stran

d | B

asic

E01

Firs

t-Tim

e Acc

redi

tatio

n 20

1: C

onne

ctin

g th

e D

ots |

Val

erie

Roo

f, Je

ssica

Whi

ttake

r | In

term

edia

te

E02

Be P

repa

red;

Don

’t be

Sca

red:

How

Ter

rafir

ma

Help

s Mee

t Risk

| Le

slie R

atley

-Bea

ch, A

llan

Beez

ley |

Inte

rmed

iate

CLE

F01

Iden

tifyi

ng N

onco

mpl

ianc

es U

sing

the

Req

uire

men

ts M

anua

l | Je

nnife

r Bra

dy-C

onno

r,

Meli

ssa K

alve

stran

d | I

nter

med

iate

Bu

ildin

g S

up

po

rt

Th

rou

gh F

un

dra

isin

g

and

Mem

ber

ship

D03

Writ

ing

and

Exec

utin

g G

rant

Pro

posa

ls fo

r Suc

cess

| Ch

ris W

est |

Inte

rmed

iate

D04

Law

yers,

Gun

s and

Mon

ey: U

north

odox

Par

tner

ship

s |

Scott

LaM

orte

| Bas

ic

E03

Wha

t Do

You

Say

Afte

r You

Say

Hell

o: Th

e Gift

Pl

anni

ng C

onve

rsat

ion

| Nan

cy B

aker

| In

term

edia

te

E04

Dev

elopm

ent C

omm

ittee

Mak

eove

r | D

avid

Alle

n |

Adv

ance

d

F02

Susta

inab

le Fu

ndra

ising

You

r Boa

rd C

an E

mbr

ace |

Su

san

How

lett |

Adv

ance

d

Com

mun

icat

ing

E

ffec

tive

lyD

05 S

trong

Bra

nds M

atte

r: E

volv

ing

Your

Bra

nd

With

out L

osin

g St

akeh

olde

rs |

Lesli

e Volk

ar,

Anni

e Lar

ner |

Bas

ic

E05

Let’s

Talk

Clim

ate:

Mes

sage

s to

Mot

ivate

So

lutio

ns |

Meig

hen

Speis

er, B

ob P

erko

witz

| Ba

sic

E06

Stra

tegi

c Mes

sagi

ng: H

ow to

Tra

nsfo

rm Y

our

App

roac

h to

Bein

g H

eard

| R

ich B

ruer

| In

term

ediat

e

F03

Onl

ine C

omm

unica

tions

for C

omm

unity

En

gage

men

t and

Mor

e Don

atio

ns |

Kat

rina

Farm

er,

Judy

And

erso

n, D

avid

Clu

tter |

Bas

ic

Co

mm

un

ity

C

on

serv

atio

nD

06 G

reen

Infr

astru

ctur

e: N

atur

e tha

t Bui

lds

Com

mun

ity, W

ellne

ss an

d Le

arni

ng |

Stac

y Fun

derb

urke

, K

ristin

LoV

erde

| Ba

sic

D07

Pub

lic L

and

and

Publ

ic H

ealth

: How

Pub

lic

Priv

ate P

artn

ersh

ips H

ave I

ncre

ased

Out

door

Acc

ess

and

Hea

lthy

Food

in D

enve

r | S

hann

on S

purlo

ck,

Jake

Hou

ston,

Em

ily P

atter

son,

Gor

don

Rob

ertso

n,

Wad

e She

lton,

Ang

el Vi

llalob

os |

Inte

rmed

iate

E07

Partn

erin

g wi

th F

aith

Com

mun

ities

: Ope

ning

the

Con

versa

tion

| Step

hen

Blac

kmer,

Eliz

abeth

Hag

ood

| In

term

ediat

e E0

8 A

sses

sing

and

Plan

ning

for G

reat

er Im

pact

|

Rob

Ald

rich

| Bas

ic

F04

Empo

werin

g th

e Nex

t Gen

erat

ion

of S

tewa

rds |

Ja

ckie

Mill

er, L

ibby

Coll

ins,

Joy H

udak

, Tra

ci W

ielan

d |

Basic

Do

ing

Dea

ls a

nd

E

nsu

rin

g P

erm

anen

ceD

08 L

and

Trus

ts in

Cou

rt: A

Sur

viva

l Gui

de |

St

eve S

war

tz, M

ichell

e Alb

ert,

Susa

n G

retz

|

Inte

rmed

iate

CLE

E09

Build

ing

Env

elope

s in

Con

serv

atio

n E

asem

ents:

D

rafti

ng fo

r Per

petu

ity |

Meli

nda

Beck

, La

ura

Rob

inso

n | I

nter

med

iate

CLE

F05

We C

an D

o It

! How

to B

uild

and

Man

age

a Pro

fess

iona

l Vol

unte

er M

onito

ring

Prog

ram

|

Kris

tina

Geig

er |

Basic

SAT

UR

DA

Y, O

CTO

BE

R 2

8

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berly

Hal

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ark A

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term

edia

te

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to S

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ertso

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18 · RALLY 2017

THREE WAYS TO REGISTER1. Preferred method: Register online using Visa, MasterCard,

Discover or AMEX at www.alliancerally.org.

2. Fax your registration form to 202-559-4022. The form can be downloaded online at www.alliancerally.org.

3. Download the registration form from www.alliancerally.org and mail it with your payment to Land Trust Alliance, Attn: Rally, 1250 H Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005.

Rally registrations will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis. Field trips, seminars and special events have sold out in advance at previous Rallies, so register online as soon as possible to ensure your spot. When you register online you will receive an immediate confirmation of your registration. Do not make non-refundable travel reservations until you receive confirmation from the Alliance that you are registered. All registration questions can be directed to [email protected]. Your guest may register for a field trip, seminar or the Welcoming dinner without having to pay for a Basic registration.

RALLY SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIESThe Land Trust Alliance is pleased to offer scholarships to member land trusts to help offset the cost of attending Rally. Scholarship awards will typically range from $500 to $1,000. If you are a staff or board member of an Alliance member land trust, please apply! For more information and to download a scholarship application, visit www.alliancerally.org/scholarships. The Alliance must receive completed applications by Monday, August 7, 2017.

WANT A DISCOUNT ON YOUR RALLY REGISTRATION? JOIN THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE!For more information on how your organization can become a Land Trust Member or Partner of the Alliance, please visit www.lta.org/join or contact [email protected]. Join today—then register for Rally with your discount!

REGISTRATION DEADLINESRegister by Monday, August 28 to save $85 on registration fees. Pre-conference registration ends on Monday, October 2. However, if Rally 2017 is not fully subscribed, walk-ins will be welcome.

STANDARD CANCELLATION POLICYLand Trust Alliance must receive your written (email is preferred) request for a refund for all Rally fees or a particular event by Monday, October 2. Refunds will not be considered after this date. Non-refunded payment for Rally events will not be credited toward any other service, product from, or contribution to the Alliance. Please recognize that there will be a $50 administrative fee for all changes and cancellations resulting after your initial registration. If for any reason Rally 2017 cannot be held, the Alliance will strive to refund registration fees if possible, depending on insurance claims honored and the cost of the vendor contracts. Otherwise, the Alliance will adhere to its standard cancellation policy. Refund requests should be directed to [email protected].

REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS• Register online at www.alliancerally.org. (Preferred)

• Full payment must accompany your registration.

• No telephone registrations, please.

• Seminars and field trips fill up fast, so register early.

• You will be charged a $50 administrative fee for any changes you make to your original registration.

REGISTRATION RATESEarly Bird (on or before August 28, 2017) Members: $425 | General Admission: $540

Basic Registration (August 29 – October 2, 2017) Members: $510 | General Admission: $625

TRAVEL PLANNING

RALLY-DESIGNATED LODGING Land Trust Alliance has negotiated reduced rates at the Hyatt Regency Denver for Rally 2017 attendees. Please mention the reference code when calling. All reservations must be made by Monday, October 2 in order to receive the discounted rate. For more travel information and to book your room online, visit www. alliancerally.org/travel.

Hyatt Regency Denver

$199 single/double

888-421-1442 Reference: Rally 2017

TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATIONFor more information, visit www.alliancerally.org/travel.

RALLY LOCATIONRally 2017 events will be held at the Colorado Convention Center located at 700 14th Street, Denver, CO.

CONNECT: RIDE/ROOMMATE SHAREGo to www.eBoard.com and enter “Rally” to post your request or offer on the electronic bulletin board.

SPONSOR & EXHIBIT OPPORTUNITIES Become a Rally sponsor—please call 202-800-2218 or email [email protected].

Exhibit at Rally—visit www.alliancerally.org/exhibit-sponsor, call 202-870-3971 or email [email protected].

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HOLLIS NORRIS FUNDDOUGLAS COUNTY OPEN SPACE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

PATRONS

Thank you to our sponsors for their generous contributions to Rally 2017

SPONSORSSPONSORSSPONSORS

BENEFACTORSExxonMobil

Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley

Foundation

Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO)

The Conserve-A-Nation Program at Alliant

Insurance

The Nature Conservancy in Colorado

The Trust for Public Land

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

Palmer Land Trust

The Conservation Fund

The Nature Conservancy

The Trust for Public Land

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and

Ouray Reservation

Western Rivers Conservancy

Thank You To Our Host Committee

Boulder County Parks & Open Space

Bureau of Land Management

Clear Creek Land Conservancy

Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural

Land Trust

Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts

Colorado Open Lands

Conservation Impact

Conservation Law P.C.

Denver Urban Gardens

Douglas County Open Space and Natural

Resource Division

Douglas Land Conservancy

Estes Valley Land Trust

Great Outdoors Colorado

Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP

Larimer County Natural Resources

Law Office of Lawrence R. Kueter

Lewis Bess Williams & Weese P.C.

Mountain Area Land Trust

SUPPORTERSEssention

Law Office of Stephen J. Small,

Esq., P.C.

National Park Foundation

Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Inc.

GIFTS IN-KINDOdell Brewing Company

SCHOLARSHIPSCharles Stewart Mott Foundation

Gates Family Foundation

Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation

Hollis Norris Fund

Houston Endowment Inc.

Still Water Foundation

The Cabana Fund of the Oregon Community

Foundation

The Meadows Foundation

Yarg Foundation

Our Mission To save the places people love by strengthening land conservation across America.



National Land Conservation Conference October 26–28 | Denver, CO

Colorado Convention Center

RALLY 2017

1250 H Street NW, Suite 600Washington, DC 20005 202-638-4725www.landtrustalliance.org

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