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Legal Services
Conservation Partners is
counsel to numerous land trusts and other organizations involved in
conservation transactions throughout California. We provide the range of
legal services required by nonprofit land trusts, including negotiating
transactions, advising staff and board regarding organizational and policy
matters, assisting with drafting plans, manuals, policies and procedures,
and providing training at meetings and workshops.
Clients include:
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National Audubon Society -
California
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Solano Land Trust
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Yolo Land Trust
- Agricultural Trust
of Contra Costa County
- Nevada Land
Conservancy
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Mendocino Land Trust
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Sonoma Land Trust
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Brentwood
Agricultural Land Trust
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Agricultural Trust of
Contra Costa County
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California Native
Plant Society
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Wilderness Land Trust
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North Coast Regional
Land Trust
Consulting
Working alongside professionals with complementary expertise and
experience, we have drafted conservation plans and manuals including:
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Stewardship Manual
(published in 2006) – As part of a team, prepared an extensive
stewardship plan for the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and
Open Space District.
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Agricultural
Conservation Easement Plan – As part of team, prepared a detailed
agricultural conservation easement plan for the Solano Land Trust.
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Land Trust Policies
and Procedures – Prepared policies and procedures for several land
trusts regarding conflicts of interest, mitigation arrangements and
stewardship.
We offer workshops
for staff and boards. Topics include drafting techniques, conflicts of
interest and understanding Land Trust Alliance Standards and Practices.
Land Exchanges
Conservation Partners has partnered with the US Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) on land exchanges in both Northern and Southern California.
Scattered parcels with no current public resource value have been
exchanged for large pieces of contiguous lands with significant current
conservation values. Lands acquired in recent years include the 1000 acre
Sprague land located in Tulare county, the 50,000 acre Payne Ranch along
Cache Creek in Northern California, Los Osos on the Pacific Coast near San
Luis Obispo, Kennedy Meadows and the Sprague Ranch in the Southern Sierra
Nevada.
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