Sheila Harrington is an author, sailor, environmental advocate, and friend to American Friends of Canadian Conservation (AFCC). In her recent book Voices for the Islands, Sheila chronicles the creation of local nature conservancies, and the…
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In October 2024, the IRS passed new regulations with respect to land and easement donations made by pass-through entities such as limited liability corporations and certain partnerships and trusts. These regulations affect some donors…
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LaHave Coastal Conservation Association focuses its work in the LaHave Archipelago, located on the beautiful and biodiverse South Shore of Nova Scotia, in the traditional territory of the Mi’kmaq Nation. LaHave Coastal is happy to announce…
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Residents of Salt Spring Island, the largest of BC’s Gulf Islands and located in the traditional territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, have worked with the BC Parks Foundation to successfully save part of a rare ecosystem from development…
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The Land Conservancy of B.C. (TLC) is pleased to announce a spring 2024 session of the Deertrails Naturalist Program from May 14 to 19, 2024.
This four full-day workshop invites deep immersion in the practice of place-based living. Set in the…
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American Friends of Canadian Conservation (AFCC) is excited to announce the protection of Bowen Island, located in the Township of Tarbutt, Ontario. We had a great experience working with The Kensington Conservancy (TKC) on this ecologically…
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Music is what makes Chris Wood tick. The 52-year-old bassist is co-founder of The Wood Brothers, a roots band based in Nashville, Tennessee. Together with Chris’s brother Oliver on guitar and Jano Rix on drums and keyboards, the trio records…
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For years, Peter and Molly Eppig and their family left their home in New Hampshire to spend summers on the Maine coast. In 1993 when their usual vacation rental was unavailable, their boys suggested they find a destination with warmer water…
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In 1969, an American couple canoed around the Thousand Islands of Ontario. Ada and Joel Farber had both camped in the Adirondack and Pocono Mountains of New York State when they were children. The Canadian Thousand Islands region had a similar…
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American Friends of Canadian Conservation Part of New Book Focused on the Successes of 17 Land Trusts
New IRS Regulations Affecting Easement and Land Donations
LaHave Coastal Protects East Spectacle Island
BC Parks Foundation Helps Preserve Vital Ecosystem on Salt Spring Island
2024 Canadian Federal Budget Includes Changes to Capital Gains Tax
The Land Conservancy’s Deertrails Naturalists Program to Return to the Upper Clearwater Valley in 2024
Bowen Island Now Protected Land!
Music for Birds and Bears
Celebrating a Vision Realized on Prince Edward Island
Tax Savvy Produces Conservation and a Family Legacy