Nomination Statement for Pacific Coast Region Candidate Harry Pollack

The mission of Save the Redwoods League is to protect and restore redwood forests and connect people with their peace and beauty so these wonders of the natural world flourish.   I have the good fortune to devote every day of my work life to the...

Nomination Statement for Pacific Coast Region Candidate Lori Chapin

If one could inherit a love of nature, I did… from my father.  Walks in the woods with Dad were an adventure.  Lessons in wildflower identification, foraging for scrumptious wild edibles, and my favorite, slide whistles made of willow branches – t...

Nomination Statement for South East Region Candidate Eileen Bowles Jennings

Thank you for the nomination to the Members Committee. I appreciate the consideration and hope to be representing the South East region in the years to come. I am pursuing the election in hopes of providing value to the Members Committee with my s...

Nomination Statement for Mountains & Plains Region Candidate Dave Sands

When I became Executive Director of the Nebraska Land Trust (NLT) in 2003, there were some sleepless nights in those early years when I’d lay awake thinking about the promise we were making to landowners – the promise of protection in perpetuity. ...

Draft Defensively!

Small isn’t the same to everyone.  A farm building isn’t always a barn. Words you see as straightforward may seem ambiguous to courts and landowners. See a conservation easement clause below and read a case on conservation easement interpretation ...

Second Amended Operating Agreement

Please find a copy here.

Nomination Statement for Great Lakes Region Candidate Ross Satterwhite

Having been involved with conservation for nine years now, I am very interested in supporting land protection, not only in my home state of Michigan, but broadly across the U.S. I am accepting the nomination to serve on the Members Committee as pe...

Nomination Statement for South East Region Candidate Laurie Smith

Reasons for accepting the nomination             My years volunteering with the Catawba Lands Conservancy have afforded me ample opportunity to learn about the conservation and stewardship of land.  In addition, I’ve been fortunate to travel to m...

Nomination Statement for Great Lakes Region Candidate Marlene Frisbie

Soon after I joined the board of The Land Conservancy of McHenry County (TLC), an easement violation situation arose. The original landowner became ill and passed away, and the family member who was caring for the land decided to ignore the existe...

Laurie Smith

Laurie Smith (NC) – (Catawba Lands Conservancy; Chair, Nominating and Governance Committee, and Member, Executive Committee) Attorney. Laurie is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1992) and Yale Law School (1995). After...

Marlene Frisbie

Marlene Frisbie (IL) is a CPA and ran a plant nursery business for a number of years. She and her husband donated a conservation easement on 60 acres of their 65 acre property in 2011. She's very sharp and an experienced accounting professional. H...

Update on 2018 Premium Costs

Why is a price change necessary? Terrafirma has helped land trusts like yours defend their conservation portfolios since March 2013, increasing services along the way. After almost six years of enjoying fixed premium prices, though, rates must go...

2018 Premium Update

You may have received a letter or e-mail from Terrafirma recently, alerting you to a slight increase to the price of your 2018 Terrafirma premium. Please see below for more details on how the Terrafirma committees arrived at this decision. If you ...

Annual Meeting Gallery

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Nomination Statement for Western-at-Large Region Candidate David Mackaman

I am humbled to be considered as a potential Board Member for Terrafirma. I am sure that you have many fine candidates with unique experiences and talents. I have been asked me to say a few words about mine. I have a business background in the ba...

Nomination Statement for Northern New England Region Candidate Debbie Stanley

Prior to the formation of Terrafirma RRG, the Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust (ASLPT) board would periodically discuss the concept of a pooled conservation defense insurance program.   We had established an Enforcement/Defense Fund that con...

Nomination Statement for Western-at-Large Candidate Derek Schaefer

I am honored to be nominated for election to the Terrafirma Members Committee representing the Western at Large region.  As my experiences with an accredited land trust of 37 years in NW Wyoming continue to grow, I am coming to understand the impo...

Nomination Statement for North East Region Candidate Michelle Smith

Combining Actuarial and Land Trust Experience: As a qualified actuary with decades of experience working in the insurance industry, and now as executive director of a local land trust, if elected, I hope to play a key role in bridging the gap betw...

Risk Management courses for the 2018 policy year Qualifying courses include courses held at Rally in Denver in 2017, as well as webinars on 11/7/17, 11/16/17, 1/11/18, 1/18/18 and 1/23/18