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