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Nomination Statement for Pacific Coast Region Candidate Ellen Kazary
The land trust community excels because of its generous spirit and willingness to share experiences and resources. In keeping with that spirit, I would be honored to serve as the representative of the Pacific Region on the Terrafirma Members Commi...
Rally 2024 Workshops Qualifying for the Terrafirma Risk Management Discount for Policy Year 2025
C04: Seen From Afar Without a Car: Fundamentals of Remote Monitoring A07: Real Estate Fundamentals: A Primer for New Land Trust Staff and Board Members C08: The Real Estate Conservation Toolkit: Finding the Right Tool for the Job D03: Lessons...
Qualifying Risk Management Events
The following events qualify for the risk management discount for policy year 2027: Check back in June/July 2026
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Terrafirma Charts
Chart 1. Land trusts, parcels, acres and premiums by year Chart 10. Paid losses by state up to 2025 Chart 12. Fee vs. CE Claim Chart 18. Challenger type for all challenges from applications up to 2025 Chart 25. Total and average covered c...
May 2025 TerraBite - Top Challenges and What Stewardship can do about it
Stewardship of water rights requires complete and consistent documentation to protect the conserved water ownershipUnderstanding what thorough and complete violation documentation is so that it withstands disputes is essential.Understanding what t...
Nomination Statement for Great Lakes Region Candidate Kristopher Krouse
I believe in and value the services provided by Terrafirma. As an organizational member, we have relied on Terrafirma’s advice and are grateful for the support provided. It is important to ensure that conservation easements can exist in perpetuity...
Nomination Statement for Great Lakes Region Candidate Amy Schwarz
I am honored to be considered for the Terrafirma's Members Committee. As General Counsel at the Minnesota Land Trust, I know from personal experience the crucial role Terrafirma plays in defending the numerous threats to our collective work in lan...
Nomination Statement for South East Region Candidate Emily Parish
I am honored to be nominated for a second term on the Terrafirma Members Committee. I have truly enjoyed my time over the last three years representing the southeast land trust members. Learning about insurance was almost like trying to understand...
Nomination Statement for South East Region Candidate Emily Parish
I am honored to be nominated for a second term on the Terrafirma Members Committee. I have truly enjoyed my time over the last three years representing the southeast land trust members. Learning about insurance was almost like trying to understand...
Nomination Statement for South East Region Candidate Jesica Blake
I am running for the Southeast Members Committee seat at Terrafirma because I believe in the power of collective action to uphold the permanence of conservation work across the country. With 23 years of land trust experience, I bring extensive exp...
Financials
Report of Statutory Examination: 2015 Report of Statutory Examination: 2020 Historic Claims Summary Data Bites Terrafirma Certification of Review of Audit Papers Terrafirma Independent Auditor Qualifications Governance Standards Amended Oper...
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Claims Committee Members
Michael Bonesteel, Attorney (CA) Mr. Bonesteel works as a lawyer, mediator, and arbitrator. He was a member of the Product Liability and Environmental Law & Toxic Tort Practice Groups at Haight, Brown and Bonesteel for forty-nine years. For o...
