Mission and vision
We save the places people need and love by strengthening land conservation across America. We envision a future where all Americans are inspired and empowered to conserve our lands and waters, fostering healthy, vibrant communities now and for future generations.
Milestones
The Alliance unites the land conservation community across the country.
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A message from the president and board chair
It was a landmark year for land conservation, land trusts and the Land Trust Alliance in 2022.
Congress approved billions of dollars in additional climate and conservation funding, for which we organized key support. And after a decade of hard work and persistence by the Alliance, our land trust members and our allies on Capitol Hill — and in the face of well-resourced opposition — Congress passed the Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act, safeguarding a critical tax incentive for conservation easement donations. This victory was a long time coming, yet was in no way guaranteed, especially as promoters of abusive syndicated conservation easement transactions outspent the Alliance 10 to 1 on Capitol Hill. Thankfully, our community of land trusts, working with a group of congressional champions, held steadfast in their commitment to stopping the abuse.
In 2022, the Alliance had many other things to celebrate, including our 40th anniversary and a record-breaking $7.5 million in grants we awarded to land trusts to implement best practices, acquire land, address climate change, advance community-centered conservation and more.
It was a year that reminded us that saving land and supporting local communities isn’t about the quick fix or settling for stopgaps: For land conservation to stand the test of time, we must remain diligent and never lose sight of the importance of the work we do together.
We also made progress in 2022 toward a more compassionate and inclusive approach to conservation. A decade ago, the Alliance began its work to connect more people to the land and ensure that conservation is relevant to and benefitting millions of people who live in the United States. In 2022, we hired our first Director of Community-centered Conservation to help us ensure that land conservation provides equitable benefits to all people.
We firmly believe there is no limit to what the land conservation community can accomplish when we work together, embrace a people-centered approach and strive to permanently conserve another 60 million acres by the end of the decade.
If there is one thing our community has shown again and again, it is that the work of land trusts has never been more essential to the future of our nation. And in partnership with the Alliance, they have never been more ready to face whatever challenges lie ahead.
Thank you for making all this good work possible.
Michael A. Polemis
Andrew Bowman
Wentworth Leadership program
"This is a superb training program. Please continue offering it to future Executive Directors and Board Members. This training and the relationships with Land Trust Alliance staff are a game changer for us. I cannot express my gratitude enough."
Scholars for Conservation Leadership program
"It was valuable for me to learn about land trusts and related fields like forestry and wildlife management, and I hope that other students would have the same experience. The scholars program provides a unique opportunity to connect with these organizations and learn more about what they do."
Educational support
"In combination with our own training, the breadth and depth webinars available through the Alliance's all-access pass provides a cost-effective way for PEC to pass along to our next generation of conservation professionals the knowledge, skills, and training critical for success in the future."
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“Rally was fantastic from start to finish — efficient, professional, incredibly enriching and loads of fun. I often say to people from outside of the land conservation world that this is the best professional meeting I ever go to, by a considerable margin, and this year maintained that high standard. I feel so fortunate to be able to attend, and so grateful to you for making it all happen.”
Thank you to our Rally sponsors – local and national companies that lead the way to strong communities and a healthy planet for all.
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Why I give
"I support the Alliance as a donor because of its stalwart, effective, and unconditional support of land trusts nationwide. The Alliance's efforts manifest in every acre protected and every step we take on the land."
Thank you to our supporters
The nation needs to tackle biodiversity, climate and other environmental, social and human health crises. To do that, it must take full advantage of solutions offered only by land conservation — and call upon our incredibly caring supporters from all walks of life.
Together, we offer tangible, hopeful solutions to the challenges we face. Together, we are building the inclusive, equitable and diverse conservation community we need to create a vast canopy of conserved lands and effective community land trusts that deliver the benefits of the land to all Americans.
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The Land Trust Alliance is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. The success of the Alliance is due in large part to the extraordinary support and generosity of those who share our vision for America in which our lands and waters are protected for future generations.
