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Past Seminars and Social Events
November 7, 2018 - Paul Sawyier Public Library, Frankfort, Kentucky
“Resiliency”: Using Climate Science to Guide Conservation Priorities; and an Overview of TNC’s Working Woodlands (Carbon Credit) Program
-Danna Baxley, The Nature Conservancy of Kentucky
LTA Land & Climate Program and Large Landscape Conservation: Pine Mountain & Beyond - Greg Abernathy, KY Natural Lands Trust
Salt River Watershed Collaboration and Landscape Level Planning
-Lisa Hite, Louisville-Jefferson Co. Environmental Trust
-Dr. Mark Wourms, Bernheim Arboretum & Research Forest
Interactive Roundtable Discussions Facilitator: Ben Miles, Shire Environmental
1. New Kentucky Tax Regulations - representatives from KY Dept. of Revenue
2. Conservation Easement Drafting - Ashley Greathouse, Bluegrass Land Conservancy
3. Government Mitigation Funding - Hugh Archer and Dian Osborne
4. Community Conservation Perspectve - Ben Miles, Shire Environmental
5. Succession Planning- Jessie Bessinger WIlder
September 16, 2018 - Social at Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill
March 22, 2018 - Stites & Harbison, Louisville, Kentucky
Transactions from A-Z, Managing Conservation Easements in Perpetuity
-Laurel A. Florio, J.D., Land Trust Alliance
November 7, 2017 - Stites & Harbison, Louisville, Kentucky
Fundraising, Stewardship, Terrafirma Updates
Speakers included:
Andy Robinson, Andy Robinson Consulting LLC (webinar)
Ben Miles, Principal & Conservation Consultant, Shire Environmental
Leslie Ratley-Beach, Land Trust Alliance (webinar)
October 15, 2017 - Social at Floracliff
April 26, 2017 - Midway University, Midway, Kentucky
GAAP Rules, Planned Giving, and Community Engagement
-Rebecca L. Phillips, CPA, CFE, CFF, Partner, Mountjoy Chilton Medley, LLP
-Timothy W. Dunn, J.D., Partner, Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP
-Judy Anderson, Community Consultants (webinar)
November 15, 2016 - Stites & Harbison, Louisville, Kentucky
Appraisals: What You Need to Know
Moderator: Robert W. Griffith, Secretary/General Counsel, Hardscuffle Inc.
Panel of Appraisers:
Wallace L. McConnell, Senior Appraiser, Valbridge Property Advisors
J. Michael Jones, MAI, J. Michael Jones & Associates
Rick Baumgardner, President, Baumgardner & Associates, PSC
William L. Berkley, Real Estate Appraisal, Review & Expert Testimony
George Chapman, Integra Realty Resources
October 1, 2016 - Social at Bernheim Forest and Research Arboretum
June 14, 2016 - Kentucky State Nature Preserves Office, Frankfort, Kentucky
Andy McLeod, Director of Advocacy, Land Trust Alliance, Advocacy and Lobbying
Condemnation and Eminent Domain
-Nancy A. McLaughlin, University of Utah, SJ Quinney College of Law
Mitigation Funding in Kentucky
-Lee Andrews, Chief of the KY Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
December 1, 2015 - Stites & Harbison, Louisville, Kentucky
Advanced Legal Topics in Kentucky Update; and Panel Discussion on Current Kentucky Issues and Challenges
June 20, 2015 - Social at Bernheim Forest and Research Arboretum
February 2015
Financial Planning for Healthy Land Trusts Including Bridge Financing, Strategic Planning, and Project Financing
September 2014
Organizational Funding and Finance, Capacity Building, Staff and Board Development; and Advocacy, Outreach, and Education
July 31, 2014 - Paul Sawyier Public Library, Frankfort, Kentucky
Conservation Easements - Legal Updates from LTA Legal Forum
-Bob Griffiths and MacKenzie Royce
April 2014
Building, Engaging, and Supporting Our Boards; and Legislative Updates
2013
Board Governance Tailored to KLTC Member Needs/ Survey Results
2012
Terrafirma Conservation Defense; and Preparing Your Land Trust to Manage Risk Effectively
September 2011
Creating a Baseline Documentation Program that will Help You Proactively Work Towards Perpetuity; and Enhancing Your Fundraising and Outreach and Communications: Making a Big Impact With Small, Timely Changes
May 2011
Board Recruitment and Development; and Fundraising and Structuring in a Stressed Economy
November 2010 National Land Conservation Update
September 2010 Conservation Easement Management and Defense
June 2010 Conservation Easements Part III; and Nuts and Bolts to Public Policy
February 2010 Parts I & II Conservation Easements Presentation; and Nuts and Bolts to Public Policy
2009 Fundraising
2008
"Success" and How to Get There?; and Is Your Land Trust Ready for Accreditation, Now or Ever?
Conservation Easements That Last: Design, Management, and Defense
2007 Roundtable Discussion on Board Development, Fundraising, Community Outreach, and Accreditation