Monitoring & Management of covenants/easements Resources
Resources
The Land Trust Alliance (US) Standards and Practices Guidebook - An Operating
Manual for Land Trusts
Standards 14 and 15 on land and easement stewardship contain useful information
and guidelines for monitoring and managing land. Information on purchasing the
manual is available online at
the cost is approximately $65 US, but this is an invaluable resource for any
land trust operating in the US or Canada.
On The Ground: A Volunteers' Guide to Monitoring Stewardship Agreements
The Land Trust Alliance of British Columbia has produced this publication to
provide guidelines to volunteer stewardship monitors. It is equally useful for
paid staff and those land trusts who are developing their monitoring and management strategies. The cost is approximately $20. The appendices and easement monitoring forms are available for download at
To order contact Sheila Harrington at or call
(250) 538-0112.
Conservation Planning Training Manual
Credit Valley Conservation in partnership with the University of Guelph and the
Nature Conservancy of Canada has produced this conservation planning training
manual to guide conservation planners in developing conservation planning
documents. A conservation plan can be used as the first step in developing a
monitoring and management plan for a property. This manual also includes
useful information on land management approaches. To obtain a copy of the
manual contact Mike Puddister at the CVC:
1255 Old Derry Road
Mississauga, Ontario, L5N 6R4
Phone: (905) 670-1615 or 1-800-668-5557
Fax: (905) 670-2210
A Volunteer's Guide: Creating and Managing Nature Reserves
The Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy has produced this document which has
several useful sections pertaining to land monitoring and management. Contact
Bob Barnett at the EBC:
503 Davenport Rd. Toronto, Ontario, M4V 1B8
Phone: (416) 960-8121 or 1 (888) 815-9068
Fax: (416) 960-9460
E-mail:
The Nature Conservancy of Canada's Stewardship Manual
The NCC uses an extensive stewardship manual to guide their monitoring and
management activities; a pdf version of the document is available for download
at
or contact Michelle Albanese for a printed copy at:
110 Eglinton Ave. West, Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario, M4R 1A3
Phone: (416) 932-3202
Fax: (416) 932-3208
E-mail:
Ontario Nature Trust Alliance Land Securement Manual
Section 6 of the ONTA Land Securement Manual on land management is available
for download from the Federation of Ontario Naturalists website at
Federation of Ontario Naturalists
The Federation of Ontario Naturalists has other useful information on land
management and monitoring; please contact Andrea Kettle, the Manager of Lands
for Nature at:
355 Lesmill Road, Don Mills, Ontario, M3B 2W8
Tel: (416) 444-8419 ext. 231 or 1 (800) 440-2366
Fax: (416) 444-9866
E-mail: