Executive Director, Sippican Lands Trust

Deadline: open until filled

Sippican Lands Trust, Inc. (SLT), an Accredited Land Trust, is a nonprofit member supported organization dedicated to preserving open space for the benefit of both the residents and visitors to the town of Marion, to protecting wildlife, ecosystems and natural resources as well as the history, heritage and beauty of the area. Currently, SLT protects over 1,300 acres.

Job description: Executive Director provides oversight for all SLT program areas; manages a staff of 2 part-time employees including all human resources functions; responsible for maintaining fiscal health of the organization; identifies and prioritizes the acquisition of land protection projects in the Town of Marion; community and public relations including all mass media; develops and maintains relationships with landowners, local town officials and town boards, state government agencies, and other land trusts; fundraising and grant writings; reports to Board of Directors, working closely with the Board President and Executive Committee. Position could be part-time and hourly may be flexible.  

Professional Qualifications:  Management and supervisory skills and experience; excellent written and oral communication; grant writing; experience managing organizational finances; familiarity with land conservation methods and procedures; periodic travel to regional and national conferences; strong computer skills including email/internet, Microsoft Office required, Quickbooks and Giftworks preferred; highly motivated and self directed and the ability to independently and make informed decisions; Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.  Salary commensurate with experience.

To apply: submit a cover letter, resume, and references to Chris Bryant, Board President, Sippican Lands Trust, 354 Front Street, Marion, MA 02738, email: info@sippicanlandstrust.org

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Save the Date
August 5, 2010, Silvershell  Beach 
Clambake, Lobster Bake, Beach Bash
Everyone affectionately calls it something different.
Regardless of what you call, you missed it last year!
Well, it is back, and hopes to be better than ever!

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Looking for something fun to do as a family without spending any money ...

Spring 2009 Bingo Scavenger Hunt

As mentioned in both the SLT Spring Newsletter and the April E-news, SLT is sponsoring a Scanvenger Hunt on our preserves for families in April and May.  The children at Sippican School were given paper copies of the scavenger hunt form, but if you are interested in printing a hard copy please click here.  

This event has expired, but if you are interested in something fun to do with the family, feel free to print out the form and have a blast.

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Sippican Lands Trust Earns National Recognition

Accreditation Awarded by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission

(MARION, MA) – The Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance, announced last night that Sippican Lands Trust has been awarded accredited status.

 “Accredited land trusts meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever,” said Commission Executive Director Tammara Van Ryn. “The accreditation seal lets the public know that the accredited land trust has undergone an extensive, external review of the governance and management of its organization and the systems and policies it uses to protect land.”

"Sippican Lands Trust’s accredited status demonstrates our commitment to permanent land conservation," says Jessica Whittaker, Executive Director. “Our land trust is a stronger organization today having gone through the rigorous accreditation program.”

Sippican Lands Trust was founded in 1974 to preserve open space for the inhabitants of the Town of Marion and currently protects about 1200 acres.  The ultimate goal of the Trust is to protect wildlife and natural resources as well as history, heritage and beauty of the area. 

Land is America’s most important and valuable resource. Conserving our land helps ensure clean air and drinking water, food security, scenic landscapes and views, recreational places, and habitat for the diversity of life on earth. Across the country, local citizens and communities have come together to form land trusts to save the places they love. Community leaders in land trusts across the country have worked with willing landowners to save over 37 million acres of farms, forests, parks and places people care about. Strong, well-managed land trusts provide local communities with effective champions and caretakers of their critical land resources, and safeguard the land through the generations.

39 land trusts were awarded accreditation at a special ceremony at Rally: The National Land Conservation Conference in Pittsburgh, PA in September. Rally, hosted by The Land Trust Alliance, is the largest gathering of land conservationists in the country. Accredited land trusts are able to display a seal indicating to the public that they meet national standards for excellence, uphold the public trust and ensure that conservation efforts are permanent. The seal is a mark of distinction in land conservation.

“We are proud to display the accreditation seal as it demonstrates to our donors, members, and community that we take our ethical responsibility of running our land trust very seriously,” said Board President Chris Bryant. To learn more about Sippican Lands Trust and our preserves, please visit our website at www.sippicanlandstrust.org.

About The Land Trust Accreditation Commission

The Land Trust Accreditation Commission awards the accreditation seal to community institutions that meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. The Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance established in 2006, is governed by a volunteer board of diverse land conservation and nonprofit management experts from around the country. More information is available on the Commission’s website, www.landtrustaccreditation.org.