Gibb’s Fellow Megan Mills-Hoffman on Grisanti’s Legislative Report

Megan Mills-Hoffman spoke on Senate Mark Grisanti’s Legislative Report about the importance of local land trusts and preserving  the environmental protection fund. Megan is staff  at the WNY Land Conservatory Western New York Land Conservancy, a land-conservation organization formed to work with families, communities and farmers to safeguard Western New York’s natural and cultural heritage. The Land Conservancy works in cooperation with public and private landowners in eight Western New York counties: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming.

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Land trusts are local, regional or statewide nonprofit organizations directly involved in protecting important land resources for the public benefit. Land trusts accept donations of property, buy land or help landowners establish legal restrictions that limit harmful use and development of their property.

The Lois Gibbs Fellowship is a selective, 10-month program that provides a diverse set of emerging citizen leaders with the tools and training to build sustained political will to improve the environment and health in Western New York neighborhoods. For more on the Lois Gibb’s Fellowship click HERE.