Senior Government Relations Program Manager for @ltalliance.
Washington, D.C.
Joined June 2013
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It was so great to be back in Washington, DC this past week for @LTAlliance Advocacy Days! It's such an honor to play a small part in putting on this annual gathering of passionate land conservation practitioners. #Land4All
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Thank you to @RepSchneider for meeting with the accredited @Openlands during Land Trust Alliance Advocacy Days! We are grateful for the opportunity to connect about policies that will provide a multitude of environmental, economic and societal benefits. #Land4All
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Thank you @RepBarryMoore (R-AL-2) for signing on to the Forest Conservation Easement Program Act! Permanently conserving private forestland is critical to protecting forests from threats like wildfires, habitat loss, disease and invasive species.
Thank you Joel Russell for highlighting @LTAlliance's Advocacy Days in your recent op-ed on protecting our cherished spaces.
Open spaces in western Massachusetts are so familiar that we easily take them for granted. Yet, it’s only through the concerted efforts of many individuals and organizations that so many of these natural areas have been protected from development.
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Did you know that land trusts can engage in limited lobbying? Unfortunately, most are unaware. With the #FarmBill on the horizon there is no better time to leverage our community's influence to drive support and educate lawmakers!
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Thank you @SenatorWicker (R-MS) for introducing the Forest Conservation Easement Program Act! FCEP will help forest landowners prioritize keeping forests as forests to provide a multitude of environmental, economic and societal benefits.
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Thank you @RepKimSchrier for co-sponsoring the Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2023! Learn more about the bill and its impacts here: buff.ly/42KMdAH
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Great to meet with the Land Trust Alliance! We had an excellent discussion on the Peconic Land Trust, conservation programs, public lands, and my bill to make Plum Island a national monument. #NY01 @LTAlliance
Thank you @propublica and @peterelkind for your outstanding reporting.
New: The recently signed $1.7 trillion spending bill could accomplish what six years of IRS audits and DOJ prosecutions could not: shutting down “syndicated conservation easements” that exploit a charitable tax break meant to preserve open land. propub.li/3WYiv9q
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Thank you @SteveDaines, @SenStabenow, @RonWyden and @ChuckGrassley for passing the Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act and protecting those who work tirelessly and ethically to conserve our country’s working and natural lands: landtrustalliance.org/newsro…
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Great news today! After years of hard work and persistence by the Land Trust Alliance, our land trust members and our allies on Capitol Hill, Congress passed the Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act as part of its omnibus spending bill. landtrustalliance.org/blog/a…
Thank you Sen. @RonWyden for leading bipartisan efforts to stop abusive syndicated conservation easements. It's now time to pass the Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act!
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Thank you, @SenatorHick, for cosponsoring this bill that will stop bad actors from abusing and benefit taxpayers, while advancing land conservation. Your support is appreciated!
Thank you Sen. @SteveDaines for leading bipartisan efforts to stop abusive syndicated conservation easements. It's now time to pass the Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act! missoulian.com/opinion/colum…
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Thank you to those who supported the Land Trust Alliance this Giving Tuesday. By supporting the Alliance, you are ensuring our beautiful, open spaces stay exactly as they are.
Thank you @SenatorHick for supporting this important legislation. The Integrity Act will stop people from profiting through charitable conservation donations, while ensuring that tax incentives for land conservation remain available for genuine philanthropists.
"The Integrity Act also deserves action on its own merits this year because it alone can curb an egregious tax abuse scheme that has cost taxpayers billions of dollars," says Andrew Bowman, president and CEO of @LTAlliance in today's @washingtonpost
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The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 would be the largest ever federal investment in climate action and has the potential to reduce emissions by 40% by 2030. That’s good news for our planet, for private land conservation and the land trust community. landtrustalliance.org/blog/r…
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This legislation would stop the abuse of the crucial land conservation incentive and, moreover, it would enact safeguards to protect American taxpayers from bad actors. Thank you, @SenatorTester, for cosponsoring this bill. Your support is appreciated!
ALT Photo of Senator Jon Tester