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Story Clark

Story Clark is a consultant specializing in land conservation strategy and finance, advising conservation organizations and foundations in the Rocky Mountain Region and elsewhere. She has worked in land conservation and land use planning for over 25 years in association with (among others) the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Jackson Hole Land Trust, and as a county planner for Teton County.

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A comprehensive book on land conservation financing for community and regional conservation leaders. A Field Guide to Conservation Finance provides essential advice on how to tackle the universal obstacle to protecting private land in America: lack of money.

Published: 04/13/2007
ISBN: 9781597260602
Paperback: $42.50
Also Available: Hardcover

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"A Field Guide to Conservation Finance sets a new standard for land trusts and land conservation. Story Clark has created a remarkable road map for linking passion for place with vital, sophisticated technical and financial skills. She shows us that the business of land conservation can—and must—be learned by anyone who is committed to passing the legacy of special places on to future generations."—Jean Hocker, president, Conservation Service Company, LLC and President Emeritus, Land Trust Alliance.

"This book belongs on the director's desk of every environmental group in the country: in it the fear of raising money is replaced by an understanding of what it means to give. Raising money is always about relationships, our relationship toward the land and each other. Who could imagine a book about money to be a book about love?"—Terry Tempest Williams, author of The Open Space of Democracy and Refuge

"Story Clark begins her wonderfully helpful book by noting that 'conservation finance is the best place where people, land, and money meet,' but it is surely not the only place. Her guide will help make the best place commonplace. If widely used, this field guide will keep all our other field guides relevant."—Gus Speth, dean of the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Yale University

CLICK HERE for a sample of supplemental materials and links meant to complement the information offered in the book. They are for illustrative purposes only and may not be the most current in use by the organizations. To assure use of the most current documents, please contact the organizations directly or visit the Land Trust Alliance web site.