Why land matters
Conservation priorities
There's an urgent need for increased land conservation to help tackle critical challenges facing our society.
When land trusts conserve land, they help address many of the most daunting challenges that our society faces. Together, we can save the land we love, strengthen our communities and create a healthier planet.
Together, we're gaining ground for...
Clean water
Every living thing on our planet depends on water for survival. That’s why land trusts are working on creative solutions to protect water quality, secure water quantity and promote equitable water access across the country.
Climate change
Efforts by land trusts to conserve, restore and manage forests, grasslands, wetlands and other green spaces enhance nature’s capacity to absorb and hold carbon.
Future generations
When a land trust commits to protecting a special place forever, it makes a promise that the land will always be there — for us, for our children, for their children, forever.
Habitat for plants and wildlife
Plant and animal populations are plummeting. Approximately 1 million of Earth’s animal and plant species are threatened with extinction, many within decades — more than ever before in human history.
Healthy communities
Land trusts work to ensure that every person can access parks, trails, gardens and other green spaces for their mental and physical health and well-being.
