What is a Land Trust
A land trust is a non-profit conservation organization dedicated to:
- Working with communities to help shape, develop and implement sustainable land-use policies.
- Helping land-owners find ways to permanently protect their land.
- Holding and managing lands for the public benefit
USA Today: "Despite a weak economy, more U.S. land is being voluntarily conserved as urban parks, family farms, forests, gardens and farmers' markets — a total of 10 million new acres since 2005..." Read more |