The Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act is one of the Land Trust Alliance’s top priorities. It addresses an urgent problem for our community. And the newly introduced version in the U.S. House of Representatives is worthy of your support.
Land Trust Alliance Government Relations Director Lori Faeth, President & CEO Andrew Bowman and Executive Vice President Wendy Jackson / Photo by Photo by DJ Glisson, II
Saugatuck Harbor Natural Area in western Michigan is more than a pretty place. This 173-acre tract of stunning duneland along Lake Michigan features globally imperiled landscapes, rare plant and animal species and areas of historical significance.
It allocates about $1.8 billion over the next four years for the tools our nation's private forest owners need to keep our forests healthy.
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Pacific Forest Trust President Laurie Wayburn leads a tour of the recently protected Mountcrest Working Forest near Ashland, Oregon. / Photo by Elliott Wayburn-Best
This past September the accredited Brandywine Conservancy commemorated the 241st anniversary of the American Revolutionary War Battle of Brandywine through its acquisition of a key piece of land within the heart of the historic battlefield in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.
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Historical reenactors discharge firearms on Birmingham Hill. / Photo courtesy of Brandywine Conservancy