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The Board of Directors of SPA would appreciate your comments on the practices of our organization as measured against the Land Trust Alliance Standards and Practices. Public comments form an important part of the organization’s application for accreditation. The method for doing so is described below.
PUBLIC COMMENT NOTICE
The land trust accreditation program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. The Sakonnet Preservation Association, Inc. (SPA) is pleased to announce it is applying for accreditation. 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. The Board of Directors of SPA is committed to seeking accreditation as evidence of its dedication to practicing land conservation at a national level of excellence.
The Commission invites public input and accepts signed, written comments on pending applications. Comments must relate to how The Sakonnet Preservation Association, Inc. complies with national quality standards. These standards address the ethical and technical operation of a land trust. For the full list of standards see www.landtrustaccreditation.org/getting-accredited/indicator-practices.
Comments on The Sakonnet Preservation Association Inc.’s application will be most useful by August 29, 2010.
Comments may also be mailed or faxed to:
The Land Trust Accreditation CommissionAttn: Public Comments112 Spring Street, Suite 204, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866Fax #518-587-3183
Sincerely,
Abigail Brooks, President
MISSION: THE SAKONNET PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING THE RURAL CHARACTER AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF LITTLE COMPTON FOR THE LASTING BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY.
The Sakonnet Preservation Association, Inc. (SPA) was founded in 1972, the first private, non-profit land trust in Rhode Island.
SPA accepts tax deductible gifts of land and conservation easements as well as monetary contributions, gifts of securities, and bequests to further its mission of conserving and stewarding Little Compton’s natural landscapes and resources.
Over the years, our nonprofit organization has dedicated the efforts of its all volunteer Board of Directors to fulfilling the mission stated above. These efforts, supported entirely by annual membership donations and gifts as well as the generosity of donors of land and conservation easements, have resulted in the permanent preservation of over 60 properties totaling over four hundred (400) acres of Little Compton land.
SPA is a member of the Land Trust Alliance (LTA), (www.landtrustalliance.org), the national umbrella conservation organization with over 1100 land trust members from around the country. The LTA sets standards for best practices in land conservation.
In its conservation work, SPA actively collaborates with other conservation organizations that include the following:
The Little Compton Agricultural Conservancy Trust (LCACT)
(www.little-compton.com)
Tiverton Land Trust (TLT)
(www.tivertonlandtrust.org)
Audubon Society of RI (ASRI)
(www.asri.org)
The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
(www.nature.org)
RI Department of Environmental Management (DEM)
(www.dem.ri.gov)