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    The program supports the development of climate-informed land conservation, stewardship, policy or communications plans that address one or more of the following issues: habitat resilience, carbon mitigation, renewable energy siting or community adaptation to climate impacts such as stronger storms, flooding, drought, fire or extreme heat.

    Projects aim to achieve one or more of the following deliverables:

    • Incorporate climate science into new or existing strategic conservation plans that target land protection for climate adaptation or mitigation.

    • Incorporate climate science into land stewardship or management plans to address adaptation and/or mitigation strategies.

    • Develop a comprehensive climate communication strategy that promotes the adaptation and mitigation goals of the organization and its conservation or stewardship plans.

    • Develop a plan, decision matrix and/or policies to guide organizational engagement with renewable energy siting on conservation lands and/or in service areas.

    The program encourages proposals that address the disproportionate burdens of a changing climate and environmental harms on Black, Indigenous, and People of Color and low-income communities.

    THANK YOU

    This program is made possible through support from the Doris Duke Foundation and the Volgenau Foundation.

    Land Trust Alliance and Open Space Institute Award $243,000 to accelerate local climate planning in 2025

    In the last five years, the Land and Climate Grant Program has distributed more than $1.6 million to support 133 climate-informed land conservation plans in 35 states and Puerto Rico.

    Read the press release.

    Alaska

    Kachemak Heritage Land Trust

    Alaska South Coast Partnership Continuation
    California

    Eastern Sierra Land Trust

    Resilient Lands, Connected Communities: A Conservation Vision for the Eastern Sierra
    California

    Ojai Valley Land Conservancy

    Prescribed Burning for Climate Resilience in the Ventura River Watershed
    Colorado

    Rio Grande Headwaters Land Trust

    Private Lands Partnership for Wildfire Resilience and Watershed Protection
    Georgia

    Lula Lake Land Trust

    LLLT Strategic Conservation Plan
    Massachusetts

    Mass Audubon

    Mapping Collaborative for Responsible Clean Energy and Nature Protection in Massachusetts
    Massachusetts

    New England Forestry Foundation

    Developing an Exotic Pest and Pathogen Mitigation Strategy for NEFF Fee Lands
    Maine

    Frenchman Bay Conservancy

    Transforming and Strengthening the Downeast Conservation Network
    Maine

    Maine Farmland Trust

    Development of Climate Informed Easement Evaluations for Improved Conservation Outcomes
    New Jersey

    The Land Conservancy of New Jersey

    Identifying and Prioritizing Intact Forests in the New Jersey Highlands
    New York

    Dutchess Land Conservancy

    Climate-Informed Management Plan for Bontecou Preserve in New York’s Hudson Valley
    New York

    Western New York Land Conservancy

    Western New York Wildway Strategic Action Plan
    Oregon

    Oregon Desert Land Trust

    Planning for Climate Resilience in Oregon’s High Desert
    South Carolina

    Nation Ford Land Trust

    Resilient by Nature: Protecting York County's Lands
    Vermont

    Vermont River Conservancy

    Watershed-scale Plans for Three Vermont Watersheds Most Vulnerable to Flood Impacts
    Virginia

    The Piedmont Environmental Council

    Developing Easily Replicable Agrivoltaics Projects for Low-Income Communities
    Wisconsin

    Restoring Lands

    Creating a Comprehensive Communications Plan to Advance Climate Resiliency

    Methods

    Applicants may employ a variety of climate science and mapping and planning tools in their projects, and OSI and the Alliance do not require the use of specific datasets or approaches.

    We welcome the use of diverse forms of knowledge in project proposals, including Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Indigenous science. 

    Recommended data sources and approaches include, but are not limited to:

    Resources on renewable energy siting best management practices

    Projects from grantees

    Check out examples of conservation plans, story maps and communications products completed by Land and Climate Grant awardees.

    Learn more about how these resources were created in the webinar recording below.

    https://vimeo.com/1084688901/8dd4d93c3b?ts=0&share=copy

    Questions?

    Reach out.

    Kelly Watkinson

    Land and Climate Program Director, Land Trust Alliance

    (970) 986-4005 | kwatkinson@lta.org

    Hallie Schwab

    Conservation Planning Manager, Open Space Institute

    (929) 405-3294 | hschwab@osiny.org