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A Field Guide to Conservation Finance

A Field Guide to Conservation Finance
By Story Clark

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A practical guide for practitioners in the field of conservation. This firsts volume emphasizes fundraising (development) with advice for land trusts. A second volume promises to cover the emerging field of payments for ecosystem services.

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Finally, a comprehensive book on land conservation financing for community and regional conservation leaders. A Field Guide to Conservation Finance provides essential advice on how to tackle the universal obstacle to protecting private land in America: lack of money.
 
Story Clark dispels the myths that conservationists can access only private funds controlled by individuals or that only large conservation organizations have clout with big capital markets. She shows how small land conservation organizations can achieve conservation goals using both traditional and cutting-edge financial strategies. Clark outlines essential tools for raising money, borrowing money, and reducing the cost of transactions. She covers a range of subjects including transfer fees, voluntary surcharges, seller financing, revolving funds, and Project Related Investment programs (PRIs). A clear, well-written overview of the basics of conservation finance with useful insights and real stories combine to create a book that is an invaluable and accessible guide for land trusts seeking to protect more land.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #451657 in Books
  • Published on: 2007-04-13
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 408 pages

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About the Author

Story Clark is a consultant specializing in land conservation strategy and finance, advising conservation organizations and foundations in the Rocky Mountain Region and elsewhere. She has worked in land conservation and land use planning for over 25 years in association with (among others) the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Jackson Hole Land Trust, and as a county planner for Teton County. Ms. Clark currently serves on boards or advisory boards that include: the American Conservation Association, Conservation International, Ruckelshaus Institute for Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming, the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences at Duke University, the Wyoming Stockgrowers Agricultural Land Trust, the Tuckernuck Land Trust, and the Lady Bird Johnson Award Jury. She recently retired from the board of the Land Trust Alliance after serving two terms. She is a frequent speaker and instructor at land conservation conferences. She lives with her husband and two daughters on their family ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Customer Reviews

A great guide for people who want to roll up their sleeves5
Story Clark is one of the most experienced and knowledgable practitioners in the conservation finance field. Her book is an excellent resource for people who understand both that this generation of Americans has a unique opportunity to protect private and public lands in perpetuity, and that informed and determined land conservationists can actually make it happen. If you are involved in protecting the land in your backyard, or land halfway across the continent, then get this book and study it carefully. Then go out and use its lessons to leave a legacy for generations to come.

Useful and wise5
This is the book land conservationists, government officials, and the public have been needing. If you wrestle with the question of how money can be raised to protect land you love, this is the book you should buy. The facts are solid, the writing is clear and accessible, and the knowledge presented is based on decades of practical experience. I have worked in land conservation for 32 years and I admire the depth of the case studies and the wisdom of the Story Clark's advice. A highly recommended book from an author who knows her stuff.