Upcoming Events

 

KLTC Training - Tuesday, May 14, 2024

The KLTC will hold an in-person meeting at the Paul Sawyier Public Library in Frankfort focusing on developing successful applications for Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund grants, including requirements for applications, advantageous partnerships, how to maximize KHLCF funding, and examples of successful projects. The KLTC would like to see multiple groups take advantage of this opportunity, it is important to show officials that there is a demand for conservation funding!

Additional information will be presented on the the Kentucky Ohio River Regional Recreation Authority (KORRRA) and Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) projects that were also part of recent legislation. There will also be time to network with other conservation groups.

Past Meetings, Trainings, and Social Events

Annual Membership Meeting — Tuesday, November 14, 2023

KLTC Annual Membership meeting scheduled for Tuesday, November 14 in Frankfort at the Paul Sawyier Public Library Community Room, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The speakers will include:

  • Lori Faeth, Land Trust Alliance, Senior Director of Government Relations

  • Diana Norris, Land Trust Alliance, Conservation Defense Network and Tax Manager

  • Lane Boldman, Executive Director of the Kentucky Conservation Committee

  • Ben Miles, Land Trust Alliance, Southeast Program Manager

The speakers will address current topics of interest to the conservation community as well as a discussion of new initiatives under consideration. Your participation in that discussion is welcome and critical to the success of elevating conservation priorities in Kentucky in the coming years! 

Registration is required for the annual meeting.

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

    •  New Kentucky Tax Regulations - representatives from KY Dept. of Revenue

    •  Conservation Easement Drafting - Ashley Greathouse, Bluegrass Land Conservancy

    •  Government Mitigation Funding - Hugh Archer and Dian Osborne

    •  Community Conservation Perspectve - Ben Miles, Shire Environmental

    • 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