Sierra Cascade Land Trust Council - FAQ Q: What is the difference between the Sierra-Cascade Land Trust Council, the California Council of Land Trusts and the Land Trust Alliance?
Sierra-Cascade Land Trust Council (regional)
The mission of the Sierra-Cascade Land Trust Council (SCLTC) is to promote and preserve natural, cultural and recreational resources, open space, and working landscapes throughout the Sierra Nevada and California Cascade region by assisting member land trusts and conservancies in achieving their goals through:
- Attracting public and private conservation funding to the region; Increasing conservation activity and resource protection in the region;
- Improving the capacity of member land trusts to complete land conservation transactions through information sharing, strengthening of standards and practices and training tailored to regional needs and priorities;
- Providing networking opportunities and ongoing communication among land trusts in the region and between Sierra-Cascade land trusts and other entities; Coordinating Sierra-Cascade land trust action on issues affecting the region.
California Land Trust Council (statewide)
The California Land Trust Council is a collaboration of land trusts building a strong, effective land trust community with the financial and policy resources to protect California's landscapes in perpetuity through:
- Funding advocacy to improve amounts, types and processes of conservation funding, including shaping new funding measures, developing strategies, seeking new opportunities, and working with agencies and funders to improve and streamline funding processes;
- Policy leadership to monitor state legislation and regulation, respond to statewide issues (e.g., continued funding Williamson Act), develop strategies to pro-actively strengthen law and policy (e.g., condemnation of protected lands), and address other issues that could impact land trusts statewide;
- Communication and outreach to bring the California land trust community together through statewide land trust meetings, working with partners and regional associations, fostering awareness of issues among land trusts, soliciting suggestions for issues to be addressed, assisting regional associations in formation, if requested.
Land Trust Alliance (national)
The Land Trust Alliance supports land trusts and works to increase both the quality and pace of land conservation by land trusts and their partners. LTA trains land trust practitioners, promotes best practices, encourages strategic conservation and advocates for incentives and funding for land conservation through:
- Promoting compliance with LTA Standards and Practices;
- Providing training opportunities on standards and practices and organizational development topics at the annual LTA Rally;
- Tracking policy and legislation at the federal level that may affect land trusts and their activities;
- Providing access to general commercial liability and Directors and Officers insurance.