Regional Knowledge Sharing & Capacity Building

Bringing together land trusts, conservation commissions, and environmental leaders across Southeastern Massachusetts.

Overview

To offer valuable land conservation insights from a variety of perspectives, The Compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trusts organizes a regional land trust conference featuring well-known and informative speakers.

The annual Southeastern Massachusetts Land Trust Convocation serves as a vital forum for training, professional development, and regional collaboration. Workshops cover critical aspects of nonprofit conservation management, including:

  • Land Protection: Legal strategies, Conservation Restrictions (CRs), tax benefits, and tax title lands.

  • Land Stewardship: Baseline documentation, trail design, invasive species management, and monitoring.

  • Membership Outreach: Public engagement, community science, and communication strategies.

  • Fundraising & Capital Campaigns: Major donor strategies, state grants (LAND/PARC), and Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding.

The Compact welcomes suggestions for future convocation topics and workshop sessions.

Past Convocation Presentations & Archive

Review workshop topics, slide decks, and presenter materials from past land trust convocations: