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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face="Gill Sans MT"><span
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color="#9d4a47" face=Arial><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:#9D4A47;font-weight:bold'>COALITION OF <u2:place u3:st="on"><u2:PlaceName u3:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">OHIO</u2:PlaceName></st1:PlaceName> <u2:PlaceType u3:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">LAND</u2:PlaceType></u2:place></st1:PlaceType></st1:place> TRUSTS</span></font></b><font
size=6 face=Arial><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <br>
</span></font><b><font size=5 color="#3ea6c3" face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#3EA6C3;font-weight:bold'>STATEWIDE
LAND TRUSTS MEETING</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><u1:p></u1:p><u1:p>Come
join us on <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Thursday, November 19, 2009 </span></b>from<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b>10:00am - 3:30pm at the <u2:PlaceName u3:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Stratford</u2:PlaceName></st1:PlaceName> <u2:PlaceName u3:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Ecological</u2:PlaceName></st1:PlaceName> <u2:PlaceType u3:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</u2:PlaceType></st1:PlaceType> in <u2:State u3:st="on"><u2:place u3:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Delaware</u2:place></u2:State></st1:place></st1:State>,
OH for the Coalition of Ohio Land Trusts' Fall Statewide Meeting.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font
color=black><span lang=EN style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><b><font size=4 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><a
href="http://www.lta.org/COLT">Registration Closes Next Tuesday, November 10!</a></span></font></b></strong><font
color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>For more information or to register online,
please visit: </span></font><font color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN
style='font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a href="http://www.lta.org/COLT"
title="http://www.lta.org/COLT">www.lta.org/COLT</a>. </span></font><font
color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>Registration
is <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>$25</span></b> per person and includes
lunch and refreshments. Space is limited, so register today! Final
registration date is November 10.<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><b><font size=5 color="#9d4a47" face=Helvetica><span lang=EN
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#9D4A47;font-weight:bold'>Meeting
Highlights:</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>News from around
the State </span></font></b><u1:p></u1:p></strong><font color=black><span
lang=EN style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-style:italic'>Open
discussion and roundtable updates from land trusts<u1:p></u1:p></span></font></i><font
color=black><span lang=EN style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Bring news of your
latest exciting project, or raise issues and questions to address in an open
dialogue format for feedback.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font color=black><span
lang=EN style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><u1:p><u1:p> </span></font></b></strong><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Policy and
Program Updates </span></font></b><u1:p></u1:p></strong><font color=black><span
lang=EN style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>New Directions for Coalition of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Ohio</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Land</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
Trusts<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Property Tax Reform Legislation (formerly H.B. 402)<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Conservation Easement Incentive Act – H.R. 1831<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Conservation Defense Insurance Program <o:p></o:p></span></font></u1:p></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Climate Change,
the Carbon Market, and What it Means for Land Trusts</span></font></b><u1:p></u1:p></strong><font
color=black><span lang=EN style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Bill Stanley, Agnes
S. Andreae Director of Conservation</span></font></i><u1:p></u1:p></em><font
color=black><span lang=EN style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The Nature Conservancy, <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ohio</st1:place></st1:State> Chapter</span></font></i><u1:p></u1:p></em><font
color=black><span lang=EN style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><u1:p></u1:p><u1:p> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Land Trust
Accreditation: Lessons from the Trenches</span></font></b><u1:p></u1:p></strong><font
color=black><span lang=EN style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><i><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;
font-style:italic'>Erin Heskett</span></font></i></st1:PersonName><i><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:black;font-style:italic'>, Land Trust <u2:City u3:st="on"><u2:place u3:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Alliance</u2:place></u2:City><u1:p></u1:p></st1:place></st1:City></span></font></i><font
color=black><span lang=EN style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-style:italic'>Krista
Magaw, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Tecumseh</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Land</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Trust – an Accredited land trust<u1:p></u1:p></span></font></i><font
color=red><span lang=EN style='color:red'> </span></font></u1:p><font
color=black><span lang=EN style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><u1:p></u1:p> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color="#9d4a47" face=Arial><span lang=EN
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#9D4A47;font-weight:bold'><u1:p></u1:p>About
The Coalition of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><u2:place u3:st="on"><u2:PlaceName u3:st="on">Ohio</st1:PlaceName></u2:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><u2:PlaceType u3:st="on">Land</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></u2:PlaceType></u2:place>
Trusts (COLT)</span><u1:p></u1:p></font></b><font color=black><span lang=EN
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>COLT<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b>is a network of land trusts and other
conservation organizations dedicated to advancing land conservation for public
benefit in <u2:State u3:st="on"><u2:place u3:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Ohio</u2:place></u2:State></st1:place></st1:State>. COLT provides a
forum for professional and technical support to the conservation organizations
that work to conserve land. Those participating in COLT have diverse but complimentary
purposes, ranging from the protection of watersheds, to the preservation of
prime farmland, to the restoration of natural areas.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font
color=black><span lang=EN style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>The Coalition of Ohio Land Trusts is convened by
the Land Trust Alliance Midwest Program. For more information, call 269-324-1683
or e-mail <a href="mailto:midwest@lta.org">midwest@lta.org</a></span></font><font
color=black><span lang=EN style='color:black'>.</span></font><font color=black
face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'></u1:p>_________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><tt><font size=2 color="#333333" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:#333333'>If you wish to <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>opt-out</span></b>
from receiving <st1:place w:st="on">Midwest</st1:place> e-mail updates, e-mail <a
href="mailto:midwest@lta.org">midwest@lta.org</a> with
"unsubscribe-midwest" in the subject line. If you prefer to <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>unsubscribe </span></b>from all Land Trust Alliance
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