In the midst of Land Trust Alliance Advocacy Days this week, IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig testified before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. Among the topics discussed was the abuse of the charitable conservation deduction.

Together, the Land Trust Alliance and Natural Resources Conservation Service are keeping working lands in family hands.

Newtown Forest Association of Newtown, Connecticut received the Land Trust Alliance's National Land Trust Excellence Award at Rally 2018: The National Land Conservation Conference in Pittsburgh.

Shirley Heinze Land Trust of Valparaiso, Indiana received the Land Trust Alliance's National Land Trust Excellence Award at Rally 2018: The National Land Conservation Conference in Pittsburgh.

Michael Whitfield, a land conservation champion, received the Kingsbury Browne Conservation Leadership Award & Fellowship during our Rally 2018: The National Land Conservation Conference in Pittsburgh.

The Groton Open Space Association in Connecticut received the Land Trust Alliance's National Land Trust Excellence Award at Rally 2017.

The Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust, which is accredited, received the Land Trust Alliance's National Land Trust Excellence Award at Rally 2017.

Will Rogers, a longtime land conservationist, received the Land Trust Alliance's Kingsbury Browne Conservation Leadership Award during Rally 2017.

Our annual #LandIsMy video contest is all about discovering what land means to you. How being connected to the land is more than a luxury — it's a necessity.

The importance of trust. The value of good land management. And the continuing inspiration of Teddy Roosevelt. 

Public policy can be complex. But U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson of Pennsylvania knows the bottom line.

Arizona Land & Water Trust has grown the conservation community, breaking barriers and forging new alliances across the state. Even with people who describe themselves as hard-headed cowboys.

Oblong Land Conservancy and Putnam County Land Trust of New York recently contemplated how they could best conserve a crucial wetland.

Bora still remembers his response when he was asked what it means to conserve land.

Land trusts don’t just preserve land. In many cases, they preserve a community’s heritage and character.

There are many ways a land trust can benefit its community. Some create a wildlife refuge. Some conserve a lakeshore. Some improve public school play yards.

Arizona Land & Water Trust received a National Land Trust Excellence Award at Rally 2016.

Oblong Land Conservancy and Putnam County Land Trust of New York received a National Land Trust Excellence Award at Rally 2016.

David Hartwell, a pivotal figure in Minnesota’s tradition of land conservation, received the Kingsbury Browne Conservation Leadership Award during Rally 2016.

Before she became the Land Trust Alliance’s new executive vice president, Wendy Jackson served as executive director at Freshwater Land Trust in Birmingham, Alabama.

Rally 2016 is packed with diverse topics, colleagues and friends to learn and share with, and the resources you need to take your conservation skills further.

Andrew Bowman, the Land Trust Alliance’s new president, is already thinking big.

The Land Trust Alliance today announced the completion of its first campaign, which raised $40.1 million in new funds. The total is more than $5 million above the campaign goal.

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.

We’re excited to announce Rue Mapp, the founder of Outdoor Afro, as the keynote speaker at Rally 2015.