UPDATE! June 1, 2001

Greetings Conservation Partners, Collaborators, and Friends

Excellent Upcoming Training and Support Opportunities

LAND CONSERVATION STRATEGIES AND ESTATE PLANNING CHOICES FOR YOUR CLIENTS' REAL ESTATE*

Thursday, June 7th 8:30 - 12:30 p.m. York Colf and Tennis Club, Organug Road, York Maine

Contact: Doreen MacGillis, York Land Trust to register, 363-7400 or yorkland@cybertours.com

This is a workshop for estate planning and real estate attorneys, financial planners, real estate brokers, and appraisers throughout southern York County Maine and seascoast NH. It is designed to help advisors learn about presenting conservation options to their clients for planning the future of their family lands.

Instructors include:
Barbara Wheaton, attorney with Pierce Atwood, Portland, ME
Tin Smith, coordinator of the Coastal Mosaic Project at the Wells Reserve
Michael Moniz, independent, certified real estate appraiser
and Tom Curren, president of the Lakes Region Conservation Trust, Meridan, NH

Sponsored by the York Land Trust, the Costal Mosaic Project, Great Works Regional Land Trust, Kennebunk Land Trust, Kittery Land Trust and the Seacoast Land Trust (funding for the workshop was provided through the generous support of the Greater Piscataqua Community Foundation)

* This course has been approved for continuing education credit for Maine attorneys by the Maine State Bar Association and for Maine real estate appraisers by the Maine Real Estate Licensing Commission. Maine accountants are also eligible for continuing education credits.

BUILDING YOUR MEMBERSHIP (A series with Ellis Robinson)

June 28 & 29 at Bowdoin College, Brunswick Maine 8:30 - 5p.m.

For registration information, contact Megan Shore, Maine Coast Heritage Trust: 729-7366 or info@mcht.org.

Presented by the Maine Land Trust Network

Ellis Robinson is president of the Buttonwood Partnership and works with not-for-profit groups nationwide to develop and strngthen membership programs and assure long-term strategic and funding success. Her workshops at the Land Trust Alliance Rally consistently receive rave reviews.

A series with two options:
1. A one-day workship on the basics, or
2. A two-day workshop with a coordinated follow-up program for comprehensive membership assistance.

Made possible with the generous support of Maine Coast Heritage Trust, Land Trust Alliance Northeast Program and the Margaret E. Burnham Charitable Trust).

Other Events

MT AGAMENTICUS DAY- At the Summit!

Saturday, June 16th 9a.m. - 1p.m.

Sponsored by the Mt. Agamenticus Challenge partners, Great Works Regional Land Trust, York Land Trust and The Nature Conservancy

Come help celebrate and learn about the project that has conserved over 1000 acres in the Greater Mt. Agamenticus Region

Activities for the whole family including:
9-11 -- Nature Walks - Birding Trip
10 -- Center for Wildlife Raptor Demonstration
10 -- A 2-hr. slightly challenging hike along the Goosefoot Trail
Noon -- Bring lunch and listen to live music
1 pm -- Help welcome environmentalist Judy Nisbett as she completes her cross-state trek for conservation at the summit

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