Accreditation Comments About Five Rivers are Welcome
January 13, 2016 – Five Rivers Conservation Trust is pleased to announce that we are applying for land trust accreditation. The accreditation program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. A public comment period for Five Rivers is now open.
The Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance, will conduct an extensive review of Five Rivers’ policies and programs. Five Rivers and the Commission invite you to provide input by submitting signed, written comments regarding our application. Comments should relate to how Five Rivers complies with national quality standards that address the ethical and technical operation of a land trust. For a full list of standards click here.
You may submit a comment by mail to Land Trust Accreditation Commission, Attn: Public Comments: 36 Phila Street, Suite 2, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 or by e-mail to info@landtrustaccreditation.org; or send by fax at 518-587-3183. Comments will be most useful if they are submitted by May 30, 2016.
