The land trust accreditation program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever.
Open Land Conservancy of Chester County (OLC) is pleased to announce it is applying for accreditation in May 2021. A public comment period is now open.
The Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance, conducts an extensive review of each applicant’s policies and programs. If we are successfully accredited, it will make it easier for us to secure grant funding for land transactions, decrease our cost for insurance, and demonstrate to our members the depth of our commitment to land conservation.
The Commission invites public input and accepts signed, written comments on pending applications. Comments must relate to how OLC complies with national quality standards. These standards address the ethical and technical operation of a land trust. For the full list of standards see http://www.landtrustaccreditation.org/help-and-resources/indicator-practices.
To learn more about the accreditation program and to submit a comment, visit www.landtrustaccreditation.org, or email your comment to info@landtrustaccreditation.org.
Comments may also be faxed or mailed to the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, Attn: Public Comments: (fax) 518-587-3183; (mail) 36 Phila Street, Suite 2, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.
Comments on OLC’s application will be most useful by July 9, 2021.