SKOWHEGAN - Two years ago our Technical Director Laura Suomi-Lecker recognized the critical role land trusts can play in grassland bird conservation - and she forged a partnership with Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust to enroll more conserved lands in Somerset SWCD's AgAllies Program.

In 2019 she worked with 18 land trusts around the state, with even greater participation anticipated in 2020!

AgAllies’ partnership with land trusts is now featured in a new article in the Land Trust Alliance’s Saving Land Magazine looking at the 3 billion bird loss and what land trusts can do to help curb the declines. Saving Land is the nation’s leading magazine written by and for land conservationists that is available quarterly to Land Trust Alliance members and partners. The 42-page color magazine offers stories, tips and resources on the latest trends in land conservation. Its total distribution is around 4,400 people.

See the links below to access the article online.

Article: https://www.lta.org/news/3-billion-birds-gone

Full magazine: www.lta.org/savingland (scroll to Spring issue)