March 9, 2009
JHLT Applying for National Accreditation
The Jackson Hole Land Trust is pleased to announce its application for national accreditation and invites your comments. The Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance, recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. As a leader in land conservation for nearly thirty years, we are honored to have the opportunity to showcase the practices we have in place and the important work we have completed in this valley.

As part of the process, the Commission invites public input and accepts signed, written comments on pending applications. Comments must relate to how Jackson Hole Land Trust complies with national quality standards. These standards address the ethical and technical operation of a land trust. For the full list of standards please visit

www.landtrustaccreditation.org/getting-accredited/2008-indicatorpractices.

To learn more about the accreditation program or to submit a comment regarding our application, please visit www.landtrustaccreditation.org. Comments may also be faxed (518-587-3183) or mailed to the Land Trust Accreditation Commission:

Attn: Public Comments

112 Spring Street, Suite 204

Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. 

Comments on the Jackson Hole Land Trust’s application will be most useful to the Commission if received by Monday, May 11, 2009.

Thank you in advance for taking the time to review this information, and please feel free to contact the Jackson Hole Land Trust offices with any questions you may have.