Do you believe in the value of open spaces? Are you an excellent team player? Can you help us help 1,100 land trusts? If so, you may be the very person we need.

For the past quarter century, progress on climate change and other green priorities has been stymied by hyper-partisan politics. But over the same period, one corner of the green movement — private land conservation — grew rapidly.

Playing in the mud. A benefit concert. Drinking beer for a good cause. This is Earth Day 2016.

The Land Trust Alliance and its members are delighted following the U.S. Senate’s vote Wednesday to pass — for the first time — permanent authorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

What does it take to develop a strong, inclusive network of conservation organizations? And what role should public funds play in building land trust capacity? In New York, we’re celebrating a successful collaboration with the state Department of Environmental Conservation that answers those questions.

Today was a hard day at the Land Trust Alliance. Daniel Greeley, our good friend and a shining light on the Alliance’s development team, is no longer with us.

Thanks to you and your generous support, 2015 was the Land Trust Alliance’s most successful year yet. With a momentous victory on Capitol Hill, the Alliance has become a big player — despite its small size — in securing the vital resources necessary to make land conservation a success across the U.S.

I just finished an incredible community project. It began when a developer put in an offer to purchase a beloved mountain meadow covered with wildflowers, three burbling creeks, a stunning aspen forest — and the Snodgrass trail.

April 3 marked the tenth birthday of the Land Trust Accreditation Commission – and what an incredible journey we’ve had together with the land trust community!

Children learn to love nature by playing in it. To nurture that connection, a number of land trusts have created nature play areas within their preserves.

Thank you to all of the land trusts that have participated in the 2015 National Land Trust Census! Your participation helps the Land Trust Alliance strengthen land conservation across America.