{"product_id":"conservancy-the-land-trust-movement-in-america-9781584654483","title":"Conservancy: The Land Trust Movement in America","description":"\u003cp\u003eLand trusts  or conservancies  protect land by owning it. Although many people are aware of a few large land trustsThe Nature Conservancy and the Trust for Public Land  for instancethere are now close to 1 300 local trusts  with more coming into being each month. American land trusts are diverse  shaped by their missions and adapted to their local environments. Nonetheless  all land trusts are private  non-profit organizations for which the acquisition and protection of land by direct action is the primary or sole mission. Nonconfrontational and apolitical  land trusts work with willing land owners in voluntary transactions. Although land trusts are the fastest-growing and most vital part of the land conservation movement today  this model of saving land by private action has become dominant only in the past two decades. Brewer tells why the advocacy modelin which private groups try to protect land by promoting government purchase or regulation in the 1980s was eclipsed by the burgeoning land trust movement. He gives the public a much-needed primer on what land trusts are  what they do  how they are related to one another and to other elements of the conservation and environmental movements  and their importance to conservation in the coming decades. As Brewer points out  unlike other land-saving measures  land trust accomplishments are permanent. At the end of a cooperative process between a landowner and the local land trust  the land is saved in perpetuity. Brewers book  the first comprehensive treatment of land trusts  combines a historical overview of the movement with more specific information on the different kinds of land trusts that exist and the problems they face. The volume also offers a \"how-to\" approach for persons and institutions interested in donating  selling  or buying land  discusses four major national land trusts (The Nature Conservancy  Trust for Public Land  American Farmland Trust  and Rails-to-Trails Conservancy); and gives a generous sampling of information about the activities and accomplishments of smaller  local trusts nationwide. Throughout  the book is enriched by historical narrative  analysis of successful land trusts  and information on the how and why of protecting land  as well as Brewers intimate knowledge of ecological systems  biodiversity  and the interconnectedness of human and non-human life forms. Conservancy is a must-read volume for people interested in land conservationincluding land trust members  volunteers and supportersas well as anyone concerned about land use and the environment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45495983702069,"sku":"ByrdShop_1584654481","price":46.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781584654483.jpg?v=1780905480","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/conservancy-the-land-trust-movement-in-america-9781584654483","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}