Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation is pursuing renewal of Land Trust Accreditation
Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation is pleased to announce that it is pursuing renewal of accreditation through the land trust accreditation program. Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation invites the public to comment on the Foundation’s application.
The purpose of the land trust accreditation program is to inspire excellence, promote public trust, and ensure permanence in the conservation of open lands by recognizing land trust organizations that meet rigorous quality standards and that strive for continuous improvement. The land trust accreditation program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. The Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance, conducts an extensive review of each applicant’s policies and programs.
Accreditation is important to Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation because it will require the Foundation to meet the highest standards, and because it will independently certify that the Foundation is meeting those standards.
The Commission invites public input and accepts signed, written comments on pending applications. Comments must relate to how Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation complies with national quality standards. These standards address the ethical and technical operation of a land trust. For the full list of standards, see http://www.landtrustaccreditation.org/tips-and-tools/indicator-practices.
To learn more about the accreditation program and to submit a comment, visit www.landtrustaccreditation.org, or email your comment to info@landtrustaccreditation.org. Comments may also be faxed or mailed to the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, Attn: Public Comments: (fax) 518-587-3183; (mail) 36 Phila Street, Suite 2, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Comments on Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation’s application will be most useful by June 21, 2020.