The Land Trust Alliance honored President Rand Wentworth at Rally 2015 for his 14 years of service. He is expected to conclude his role as president in January 2016. Wentworth received special recognition during a dinner where other individuals and organizations were celebrated.

Steve Small, a leading authority on private land protection, received the Kingsbury Browne Conservation Leadership Award during Rally 2015. As the originating author of the federal Income Tax Regulations on Conservation Easements, Small set a national standard for donations he continues to facilitate to this day.

Kent Land Trust received a National Land Trust Excellence Award at Rally 2015. By collaborating with local supporters, Kent Land Trust helped make land conservation a community priority. Its crowning achievement was the timely preservation of Camp Francis, a decommissioned Girl Scouts campground.

Openlands received a National Land Trust Excellence Award at Rally 2015. For its collective accomplishments across more than 50 years — including creating the Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge and transforming public school play yards — Openlands exemplifies how land trusts benefit their communities.