The Oregon-based Wetlands Conservancy (accredited) has been conserving wetlands for 37 years and serving up its mission through the taste buds of Portland residents for nearly a decade.

Most conservationists I know can remember the moment they were inspired to conserve land. For some, it goes all the way back to a childhood spent outdoors; for others, it was a special moment in school or on the land. For me, it was 2005, in my driveway.

Imagine a junkyard. Picture a car crusher in operation for 50 years. Add to that vision 100,000 tons of broken concrete. This isn't a sight that inspires thoughts of conservation, is it?

When I first joined the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast in Florida, I was unsure that an archaeologist-become-environmental educator would be a good fit for a field that seemed filled with highly educated biologists and ecologists.

Your land trust has earned accreditation, you've run around the office high-fiving everyone, and it's time to take a breather after all the hard work. But wait, how will you market your new status?

The North American Wetlands Conservation Act, or NAWCA, turns 30 this year. "It's all about partnerships," says Wendy Jackson, executive vice president of the Land Trust Alliance.

At SpringRain Farm & Orchard in Chimacum, Washington, the chickens have it made.