Conservation Law Center practice areas for nonprofit support include
Navigating complex real estate transactions.
Drafting, negotiating, and enforcing conservation easements.
Counseling on land related liabilities such as timber theft, trespass, poaching, invasive species, access and boundary dispute issues.
Managing partnerships to collectively meet conservation objectives.
Complex grant writing support.
Drafting model legislation to promote conservation at the county and state level of government.
Complex grant writing support.
Assisting with corporate formation and governance including drafting articles of incorporation, bylaws and policies, obtaining federal tax-exempt status, and compliance with applicable nonprofit laws.
Matters & Projects
212-year-old Family Farm Preserved
331 Acres of Farmland Protected
Supporting the Fight Against Invasive Species
Friends of the Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge
Wildlife Conservation Association
Wildcare
Three Valley Land Trust
Shirley Heinz Land Trust
Sierra Club – Hoosier Chapter
Red-Tail Land Conservancy
Oak Heritage Conservancy
NICHES Land Trust
Multnomah County Soil and Water Conservation District
Midwest Invasive Plant Network
Mud Creek Conservancy
Executive Director, Glenn and Donna Scolnik Clinical Chair
Gary council blocks soil recycling facility
A company’s bid to open a soil recycling facility on the corner of Clay Street and15th Avenue in Gary was blocked after it failed to
Join the CLC Team!
This is an exciting opportunity to join a twenty-year-old public interest law firm working on some of the most important and challenging conservation issues in
Gary council to vote on go-ahead for soil recycling plant
An industrial firm is seeking to bring a new soil recycling facility to the corner of Clay Street and 15th Avenue in Gary.
Biodiversity Interview with Christian Freitag
Question: I know you have a background in land protection. Could you please share your insights on how the preservation of land, habitat, and species
Brabson Family Foundation Provides Grant Support for CLC’s Conservation Easement Template Project
The CLC is proud to announce that the Brabson Family Foundation has continued to support our work with a grant of $20,000.
Freitag co-authors article on sustainable development in Costa Rica “blue zone”
Along with colleagues from Syracuse University and INCAE, Costa Rica’s main business school, CLC Executive Director Christian Freitag recently co-authored an article concerning Nosara, Costa
