Reach Out to Our Regional Team

Expert, confidential guidance for landowners, local member trusts, and municipal conservation partners across Southeastern Massachusetts.

Direct Office Contact Information

  • Executive Director: Mark H. Robinson

    • Role: Confidential landowner counseling, land acquisition projects, tax credits, and major gifts

  • Direct Phone: (508) 694-7415(opens in new tab)

    • Purpose: General inquiries, land project evaluations, and emergency land protection assistance

  • Primary Executive Email: mark@thecompact.net(opens in new tab)

    • Purpose: Direct inbox for technical inquiries, tax credit questions, and land protection assistance

  • General Information Email: info@thecompact.net(opens in new tab)

    • Purpose: Event registration inquiries, publications, and administrative questions

  • Mailing Address: P.O. Box 443, Barnstable, MA 02630-0443(opens in new tab)

    • Purpose: All official correspondence, tax documentation, postal gifts, and legal notices

  • Federal Tax ID (EIN): 04-2925813

    • Purpose: Verification for charitable gifts, grant applications, and tax deductions

How We Assist You

Landowners & Advisors

Confidential consultation on land conservation options, Conservation Restrictions (CRs), reserved life estates, and maximizing tax advantages through the Massachusetts Conservation Land Tax Credit (CLTC) and federal charitable deductions under IRS §170(h).

Member Land Trusts & Municipalities

Technical service center support for real estate transactions, stewardship protocols, baseline documentation, project drafting, and revolving loan applications via the Charles H. Thomsen Land Fund.

Community Members & Supporters

Information on regional events, the annual Southeastern Massachusetts Land Trust Convocation, and guidance on supporting local open space initiatives across Barnstable County and surrounding towns.

Saving Cape Cod’s special places today, so they stay wild and accessible tomorrow.

Featured Projects

Coastal marsh and open water on Cape Cod

Cape Cod Wildlife Conservation Project

Mapping and preserving high-priority wildlife habitats and ecological corridors across Barnstable County.

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Kettle pond surrounded by autumn vegetation

Cape Cod Priority Ponds Project

Safeguarding fragile kettle ponds, coastal ponds, and public drinking water aquifers from surrounding overdevelopment.

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Cape Cod beach and coastal dunes

Thomsen Land Fund for Cape Cod

Providing revolving loan capital so local land trusts can act immediately when high-value conservation land hits the market.

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