Predominantly nonprofit local, regional, or statewide organizations that work with private landowners to protect their land for conservation, recreation, and other public benefit. Typically, land trusts acquire land, conservation easements, management agreements, or other interests in real property for the establishment of such public purposes as urban parks, gardens, greenways, wildlife corridors, open space, wetlands, groundwater-recharge areas, wildlife habitat, and river corridors or for the preservation of historic lands or existing land-uses, such as agriculture. Each land trust has its own mission statement, specific to its setting and region. In 1998, the United States had more than 1,200 land trusts, distributed over all but three states (Oklahoma, Arkansas, and South Dakota). The trusts owned more than 800,000 acres and owned conservation easements on almost 1.4 million acres. They had transferred almost a million acres to third parties and had protected 1.8 million acres of land by other methods.
A non-profit organization formed for the express purpose of holding land (or restrictive easements on land) for its conservation, historic preservation, and wildlife protection, among other things.
a form of property ownership used in the state of Illinois, primarily to protect assets
a local, regional or national nonprofit organization that protects land for its natural, recreational, scenic, historic or productive value
a local, regional, or statewide nonprofit conservation organization directly involved in helping protect natural, scenic, recreational, agricultural, historic, or cultural property
a local, regional, or statewide nonprofit conservation organization that protects natural, scenic, recreational, agricultural, historic, or cultural property
a local, state or regional nonprofit conservation organization involved in
a local state or regional nonprofit organization directly involved deer hunting ranches in texas in protecting land for its natural recreational scenic historical or productive value
a nonprofit charitable organization that protects land for its natural, historic, or economic value
a non-profit charitable society that protects land by undertaking or assisting direct land transactions such as purchase or acceptance of donations of land and the purchase or acceptance of donations of a conservation covenant
a nonprofit corporation set up
a nonprofit, grassroots organization with a mission to conserve land and its resources
a non-profit group that acquires land and lobbies for land
a nonprofit, non-governmental conservation organization whose purpose is generally to work with landowners to protect or preserve land
a non-profit organization consisting of a board of directors of local community members and, in many cases, a staff to carry out the work of land protection
a non-profit organization organized as a charitable entity under the laws of the United States and Colorado
a nonprofit organization that aims to protect land from development
a nonprofit organization that, as all or part of its mission, actively works to conserve land by undertaking or assisting in land or conservation easement acquisition, or by its stewardship of such land or easements
a nonprofit organization that works directly with interested property owners to preserve land through direct purchase, donation, and establishment of conservation easements
a non-profit, tax-exempt voluntary organization
a non-profit, voluntary organization that works hand-in-hand with landowners to protect America's open spaces and green places
an organization with preservation as its central purpose
a not-for-profit organization, private in nature, organized to preserve and protect the natural and man-made environment by, among other techniques, creating conservation easements that restrict the use of real property
a practical and visionary way for landowners to exercise their need for self-determination, as well as, secure and protect their land for their heirs and future generations
a private, community based, non-profit organization established to protect land and water resources for the public benefit
a private, non-profit conservation organization devoted to protecting natural, recreational, agricultural and open lands of greatest value to local communities
a private, nonprofit corporation
a private, non-profit organization, chartered by the State Corporation Commission and operating in accordance with federal tax regulations for charitable organizations
a private, non-profit organization dedicated to the protection of natural resources
a private, non-profit organization that provides a partner for landowners who want to protect their property from development
a private nonprofit organization that works with willing landowners to conserve land
a private, nonprofit organization which works with willing landowners to protect land through donations, easements and bargain sales (sales of land at less than market value)
a private, non-profit organization whose goal is to acquire and hold land for the benefit of the community and to provide secure affordable access to land and housing for community residents
a private, non-profit organization with a mission to conserve land and its resources
a private sector form of land conservation
a provincially or federally registered non-profit charitable society
a regional or local non-profit organization that is directly involved in protecting land for its natural, scenic, recreational, historic, or productive value, such as family farming
a publicly supported nonprofit organization that helps landowners voluntarily conserve their properties.
A non-profit, non-governmental charitable organization that helps interested landowners and communities find ways to protect their land from over-development so it can continue to provide open space, habitat, clean water, scenic beauty and other values of public benefit.
A local non profit organization that forms partnerships with public agencies to purchase protect and manage land as open space
A nonprofit organization engaged in the voluntary pro-tection of land for the purpose of providing long-term stewardship of important resources, whether historical, archeological, or environ-mental, through the acquisition of full or partial interests in property.
"Land trust" is a term used especially in the U.S. to refer to conservation organizations which acquire land or interests in land for conservation purposes. In the Canadian context these organizations might be called conservancy associations, societies, or by some other name. In this book we refer to them as "conservation organizations."
A nonprofit organization that assists landowners who wish to voluntarily conserve their properties. Land trusts are usually organized as charitable corporations, not as trusts.
Private, nonprofit land organization that protects natural and cultural resources through conservation easements, land acquisition, and education.
A private non-profit organization that qualifies as a charitable organization under Section 501c(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. A land trust may receive donations of property, development rights or money. Donations may qualify as tax deductions. A land trust may also purchases property and development rights.
A land trust is an agreement whereby one party (the trustee) agrees to hold ownership of a piece of real property for the benefit of another party (the beneficiary). Land trusts are used by nonprofit organizations to hold conservation easements, by corporations and investment groups to compile large tracts of land, and by individuals to keep their real estate ownership private, avoid probate and provide several other benefits.