Land Trusts

Near the Lake Erie shore, the community of Eden boasts some of New York state’s most fertile soil. That’s...

Created in 1978 to protect and nurture the lands of Monterey County, California, the Big Sur Land Trust inspires...

The Matsuda property was the last remaining farm on Vashon Island owned by a Japanese-American family. The farm grew...

Located just 30 minutes northwest of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Denny Cove is a recreational landmark that is part of the...

The Appalachian Mountains unfold between Tennessee and North Carolina in rugged land that beckons with bird calls, breathtaking views...

The town of Groton, Connecticut, has a long history dating to before its incorporation in 1705, and the 63-acre...

Three Wisconsin rivers—the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic—join in bustling downtown Milwaukee before flowing into Lake Michigan. These rivers define the...

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the former mill town of Orange, Massachusetts is a “food desert”—a community...

Giant teardrops. Whale profiles. Sculpted mounds. People get creative when describing drumlins: steep, narrow hills that clump in large...

Camp Francis in the western Connecticut towns of Kent and Warren has been a wilderness hideaway for more than...

Florida’s picturesque Indian River Lagoon attracts a third of Florida’s endangered manatees, 350 species of birds, thousands of animal and...

Wyoming’s Teton County is an outdoor paradise in the heart of the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem. It’s here, in the Snake River...

Over the past 25 years, the community of New Suffolk in Southampton, New York, has rallied to protect the...

Glaciers may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Wisconsin, but consider this:...

Rich Hubbard’s phone rings often. As director of the Franklin Land Trust in western Massachusetts, Hubbard fields multiple calls...

Popular for its trails, beaches, fishing access, dog park and climbing boulder, the 16-acre Bozeman Pond Park sits in...

The mud flats and salt marshes of Long Island Sound’s tidal estuaries are havens for oysters, osprey, herons, egrets...

Just nine staff members make up the Whidbey-Camano Land Trust. Their mission: protect the natural resources of the picturesque...

David Shields of the Brandywine Conservancy often thinks about the fateful day in September 1777 when General George Washington’s...

As one of Montana’s fastest growing cities, Helena is facing rapid development. Consequently, conservationists and community advocates are coming...