Do You Remember...

   ...running barefoot through the woods with your sibling, to pick fresh berries?

    ...getting up before the sun and leaving the city to make the drive to the river to try and catch dinner?

    ...the smell of sagebrush and pine seeping through the night air?

 
We each have memories of the special places where wild and natural lands spoke to us and changed our lives. When we describe our communities and our country we might speak of our culture, our economy and our politics, but we always speak of our landscapes. America is a land of majestic mountains, fertile valleys, endless plains, powerful rivers and dramatic coastlines that create a sense of place and identity.

Photo by Nancy Pierce, courtesy of Catawba Lands Conservancy

For each of us, it is important to conserve the special places that people value.

Our land feeds our bodies and souls, and it is the most important legacy we can pass on intact to our children and grandchildren. If you’re a landowner looking to preserve your property, find out more about:

• Why conserving your land is important

• How to conserve your land

“We want our children and grandchildren to have the same opportunities to watch wood storks settle on the shore, follow a pileated woodpecker pair through the trees, perhaps glimpse deer stepping down their paths, and absorb the beauty of the great trees, the native shrubs and wildflowers.”   
Mary and Joseph Conlin; The Conlins donated a conservation easement on their 233-acre island in a northern Florida lake to Tall Timbers Research Station & Land Conservancy.