Land Trust Alliance
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Land trust
There are two distinct definitions of a land trust:* a private, nonprofit organization that, as all or part of its mission, actively works to conserve land by undertaking or assisting in land or conservation easement acquisition, or by its stewardship of such land or easements; or* an agreement...
s across the United States
United States
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. The organization describes its objectives as working to increase the pace and quality of conservation by advocating favorable tax policies, training land trusts in best practices, and working to ensure the permanence of conservation in the face of continuing threats. 2007 marked the 25th anniversary of the organization. The Land Trust Alliance is based in Washington, DC. As of August 2008, national, regional and local land trusts have conserved a total of almost 37 million acres (150,000 km²) of land in America.
Mission
The Land Trust Alliance saves the places people love by strengthening land conservation across America.See also
- Allegheny Land TrustAllegheny Land TrustAllegheny Land Trust is a regional land conservation group headquartered in Sewickley, Pennsylvania in the United States.- Mission :"Allegheny Land Trust's mission is to serve as the lead land trust conserving and stewarding lands that support the scenic, recreational and environmental well-being...
- Berks County Conservancy
- Branford Land TrustBranford Land TrustThe Branford Land Trust is a non-profit organization that purchases land to make it non-developable, protected land through land trusts.Founded in 1967 the Trust aims to protect Branford's natural resources through:* Acquiring and managing open space...
- Capitol Land TrustCapitol Land TrustCapitol Land Trust is a 501 non-profit conservation organization based in Olympia, Washington. CLT was formed in 1987 by a group of citizens in South Puget Sound who were concerned about the rapid uncontrolled growth in the area....
(CLT) - Carolina Mountain Land ConservancyCarolina Mountain Land ConservancyCarolina Mountain Land Conservancy Is a non-profit conservation organization working to preserve water and land resources in Western North Carolina...
- Cave ConservanciesCave ConservanciesA cave conservancy is a specialized land trust that primarily manages caves or karst features in the United States. Organizations that serve as cave management consultants to cave owners are usually considered cave conservancies. Almost all cave conservancies are non-profit organizations, but their...
- Community land trustCommunity land trustA community land trust is a nonprofit corporation which acquires and manages land on behalf of the residents of a place-based community, while preserving affordability and preventing foreclosures for any housing located upon its land.-Key features:...
(CLT) - Forest Legacy ProgramForest Legacy ProgramThe Forest Legacy Program was established in the 1990 Farm Bill to protect environmentally important forest lands that are threatened by conversion to nonforest uses...
- Genesee Valley ConservancyGenesee Valley ConservancyThe Genesee Valley Conservancy is a non-profit land trust based in Geneseo, New York, in the United States working in the Genesee River watershed. Founded in 1990, GVC works "to protect the habitat, open space, and farmland of the Genesee Valley region." GVC has completed projects in Livingston,...
(GVC) - Greater Worcester Land TrustGreater Worcester Land TrustFounded in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1987, the Greater Worcester Land Trust is a non-profit land conservation organization dedicated to the protection of important lands in Worcester and the surrounding towns...
- High Country ConservancyHigh Country ConservancyHigh Country Conservancy is a non-profit land trust operating in northwest North Carolina. Its mission is "to protect the natural resources of Appalachia by conserving land with significant ecological, cultural, recreational, or scenic value in the North Carolina High Country." Through 2007 HCC...
- Land and Water Conservation FundLand and Water Conservation FundThe United States' Land and Water Conservation Fund is a Federal program that was established by Act of Congress in 1964 to provide funds and matching grants to federal, state and local governments for the acquisition of land and water, and easements on land and water, for the benefit of all...
(LWCF) - Land Trust of VirginiaLand Trust of VirginiaThe Land Trust of Virginia was originally formed in 1991 as the first state-wide land trust in the Commonwealth of Virginia. LTV uses a legal tool called a conservation easement to help landowners voluntarily protect scenic, historic or environmentally sensitive lands while keeping the land in...
(LTV) - Mountain Conservation Trust of GeorgiaMountain Conservation Trust of GeorgiaThe Mountain Conservation Trust of Georgia is a 5013 nonprofit land trust that promotes land protection, collaborative partnerships and education in order to conserve natural resources, especially the mountains and foothills of North Georgia, founded in 1991.It has since been accredited by the...
(MCTGA) - Mount Grace Land Conservation TrustMount Grace Land Conservation TrustMount Grace Land Conservation Trust, incorporated in 1986, is a non-profit organization whose mission is the conservation of woodland and agricultural land in north central and western Massachusetts. Based out of Athol, Massachusetts, the MGLCT is named after Mount Grace, a neaby monadnock...
- Natural Lands TrustNatural Lands TrustThe Natural Lands Trust, headquartered in Media, Pennsylvania, is one of the oldest regional land conservation groups in the United States. Founded by a group of avid bird-watchers in 1953, as the Philadelphia Conservationists, the Trust works in the suburban counties near Philadelphia to the...
- Oak Ridges Moraine Land TrustOak Ridges Moraine Land TrustThe Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust is a Canadian charitable non-profit organization founded in 1999. Its mandate is to acquire land on the Oak Ridges Moraine to protect it from development, typically through land donations or conservation easements. As of November 2008, it has secured over 3000...
- South End Lower Roxbury Open Space Land TrustSouth End Lower Roxbury Open Space Land TrustThe South End Lower Roxbury Open Space Land Trust is a membership-supported, non-profit organization that owns, protects, and manages 16 community gardens and pocket parks in the South End and Lower Roxbury neighborhoods of Boston, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts...
- Southside Community Land TrustSouthside Community Land TrustSouthside Community Land Trust is a 501 non-profit organization located in Providence, Rhode Island with a mission to provide access to land, education and other resources necessary for people in the Greater Providence area to grow food in environmentally sustainable ways as a means to creating a...
- Sudbury Valley TrusteesSudbury Valley TrusteesSudbury Valley Trustees is a regional open space land trust headquartered at Wolbach Farm in Sudbury, Massachusetts.- Mission :The SVT mission is to conserve land and protect wildlife habitat in the Concord, Assabet, and Sudbury river watersheds in eastern Massachusetts, one of the most scenic,...
(SVT) - The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County (LCSLO, California's Central Coast)
- The Trust for Public LandThe Trust for Public LandThe Trust for Public Land is a land conservation nonprofit founded in 1972 by Huey Johnson and based in San Francisco, California in the United States. TPL works throughout the United States to conserve land for people as parks, gardens, and other natural places.- TPL Conservation Initiatives :TPL...
(TPL) - The Wildlife Trusts partnershipThe Wildlife Trusts partnershipThe Wildlife Trusts is an organisation made up of 47 local Wildlife Trusts in the United Kingdom plus the Isle of Man and Alderney.The Wildlife Trusts, between them, look after around 2,300 nature reserves covering more than 90,000 hectares...
- Upper Valley Land TrustUpper Valley Land TrustThe Upper Valley Land Trust , located in the U.S. state of Hanover, New Hampshire, is a 501 non-profit land conservation organization that serves over 40 towns in the Upper Connecticut River Valley of Vermont and New Hampshire...
- Vermont Land TrustVermont Land TrustThe Vermont Land Trust is a non-profit environmental organization in the U.S. state of Vermont, working to conserve productive, recreational, and scenic lands which give the state and its communities their rural character.-Mission statement:...
- Waltham Land TrustWaltham Land TrustThe Waltham Land Trust is a private, non-profit corporation that seeks to preserve open space in Waltham, Massachusetts. The trust currently sponsors many projects, including the protection of the grounds of the former Gaebler Children's Center....
- Wilderness Land TrustWilderness Land TrustThe Wilderness Land Trust is a 501 non-profit organization based in Carbondale, Colorado, whose mission is to acquire private lands in current and proposed wilderness areas and transfer them to the federal government so that they will be kept forever wild as wilderness...
- Woodland StewardsWoodland StewardsWoodland Stewards, Inc. is a conservation land trust in the United States whose mission is to assist landowners with land protection efforts. When landowners in the Coos, Grafton or Carroll counties of New Hampshire wish to protect their land, Woodland Stewards can accept the land or conservation...
- World Land Trust - USWorld Land Trust - USThe World Land Trust-US is a US-based nonprofit environmental organization established in 1989 and in 2006 affiliated with World Land Trust, a UK-based nonprofit environmental organization as both organizations are dedicated to minimizing their costs in order to allow donated funds to flow to real...