I know of a special place that needs protection!

Someone is about to develop a beautiful piece of land in my community!  What can I do ?

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service reports that between 1997 and 2001, 2.2 million acres were lost to development each year (2001 Annual Natural Resources Inventory). The Land Trust Alliance's National Land Trust Census reports that from 2000 to 2005, local and state land trusts conserved open space at a rate of over 1,000,000 acres per year.  Many of the nation's land trusts were formed to address this problem - conserving our precious landscapes before they are lost forever to development. However, whether to develop or conserve a particular parcel of land is a complex decision that depends on many criteria and local concerns.

We must be selective in choosing land-saving projects.  Unless we exercise care in choosing projects, we may find ourself stuck with a property or a conservation easement that serves little public interest, is very costly to manage, or does not really fit with our purposes. 

That being said, we rely on people making us aware of special opportunites or threats out in our 11 county service area.  Please give us a call or send us an e-mail so that we can discuss your concerns and evaluate the property in question.

Thank you for your interest in saving land!

Thanks to The Land Trust Alliance for information used on this page.