Accredited Land Trusts

congratulations to the following land conservation groups

bolding indicates new decision | ◊ indicates first renewal | ◊◊ indicates second renewal national Management ◊ • Tri-Valley Conservancy ◊ • Access Fund • Eastern Sierra Land Trust ◊ • Truckee Donner Land Trust ◊ • Ducks Unlimited and its affiliate, • Elkhorn Slough Foundation ◊ • Ventura Land Trust Wetlands America Trust ◊ • Fallbrook Land Conservancy • Wildlife Heritage Foundation ◊ • The Conservation Fund • Feather River Land Trust ◊ • Golden State Land Conservancy and its affiliate, Sustainable colorado Conservation ◊ • John Muir Land Trust • Aspen Valley Land Trust ◊◊ • The Nature Conservancy ◊ • Land Conservancy of San Luis • Black Canyon Regional Land • The Trust for Public Land Obispo County ◊ Trust ◊◊ • The Wilderness Land Trust ◊◊ • Land Trust for Santa Barbara County ◊◊ • Central Colorado Conservancy • Land Trust of Napa County ◊ • Colorado Cattlemen's alabama • Land Trust of Santa Clara Valley Agricultural Land Trust ◊◊ • Land Trust of Santa Cruz County ◊ • Colorado Headwaters Land Trust • Alabama Resources Center • Marin Agricultural Land Trust ◊ • Colorado Open Lands ◊◊ • Freshwater Land Trust ◊◊ • Mendocino Land Trust • Colorado West Land Trust ◊◊ • Land Trust of North Alabama ◊ • Mojave Desert Land Trust • Crested Butte Land Trust ◊ • Weeks Bay Foundation ◊ • Mother Lode Land Trust • Douglas Land Conservancy ◊ • Mountains Restoration Trust • Eagle Valley Land Trust ◊◊ • Northcoast Regional Land Trust ◊ • Estes Valley Land Trust ◊◊ alaska • Northern California Regional • La Plata Open Space Conservancy ◊ • Montezuma Land Conservancy ◊ • Great Land Trust ◊ Land Trust ◊◊ • Mountain Area Land Trust ◊ • Interior Alaska Land Trust • Ojai Valley Land Conservancy • Palmer Land Trust ◊ • Kachemak Heritage Land Trust ◊ • Pacific Forest Trust ◊ • Rio Grande Headwaters Land • Southeast Alaska Land Trust ◊ • Peninsula Open Space Trust ◊◊ • Placer Land Trust ◊◊ Trust ◊ • Rivers & Lands Conservancy • San Isabel Land Protection Trust ◊ arizona • Sacramento Valley Conservancy ◊ • Southern Plains Land Trust • San Diego Conservancy • Arizona Land and Water Trust ◊ • San Joaquin River Parkway and • Central Arizona Land Trust connecticut Conservation Trust ◊ • Desert Foothills Land Trust ◊ • Santa Clara Valley Open Space • Avalonia Land Conservancy Authority • Branford Land Trust arkansas • Save Mount Diablo • Candlewood Valley Regional • Save the Redwoods League ◊ Land Trust • Northwest Arkansas Land Trust ◊ • Sempervirens Fund ◊ • Colchester Land Trust ◊ • Sequoia Riverlands Trust ◊ • Connecticut Farmland Trust ◊ • Cornwall Conservation Trust california • Shasta Land Trust ◊ • Sierra Foothill Conservancy ◊ • East Haddam Land Trust • Bear Yuba Land Trust ◊ • Solano Land Trust ◊ • Essex Land Trust • Big Sur Land Trust ◊ • Sonoma Land Trust ◊ • Flanders Nature Center & Land • California Farmland Trust ◊◊ • Sutter Buttes Regional Land Trust Trust • California Rangeland Trust ◊ • Tejon Ranch Conservancy ◊ • Granby Land Trust ◊ • Cayucos Land Conservancy • Transition Habitat Conservancy • Greenwich Land Trust ◊ • Center for Natural Lands 1 • Housatonic Valley Association ◊ • Sagebrush Steppe Land Trust ◊ • Boothbay Region Land Trust ◊ • Joshua's Tract Conservation and • Teton Regional Land Trust ◊ • Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust ◊ Historic Trust ◊ • Wood River Land Trust ◊ • Cape Elizabeth Land Trust ◊ • Kent Land Trust ◊ • Chebeague & Cumberland Land • Land Conservancy of Ridgefield Trust ◊ • Lyme Land Conservation Trust ◊ illinois • Coastal Mountains Land Trust ◊◊ • Middlebury Land Trust • Great Rivers Land Trust • Coastal Rivers Conservation • New Canaan Land Trust • Jo Daviess Conservation Trust ◊ • Newtown Forest Association Foundation ◊ • Downeast Coastal Conservancy • Norfolk Land Trust ◊ • Lake Forest Open Lands • Forest Society of ◊◊ • Northwest Connecticut Land Association and its affiliate, • Frenchman Bay Conservancy ◊ Conservancy Lake Forest Land Foundation ◊◊ • Georges River Land Trust ◊ • Redding Land Trust ◊ • Natural Land Institute • Great Pond Mountain • Roxbury Land Trust • Openlands ◊ Conservation Trust ◊ • Salem Land Trust ◊◊ • Prairie Land Conservancy • Harpswell Heritage Land Trust • Salisbury Association • The Conservation Foundation • Kennebec Estuary Land Trust ◊ • Sharon Land Trust ◊ • The Land Conservancy of • Kennebec Land Trust • Steep Rock Association McHenry County • Loon Echo Land Trust • Warren Land Trust ◊ • Mahoosuc Land Trust ◊ • Winchester Land Trust • Maine Coast Heritage Trust ◊ • Wyndham Land Trust indiana • Maine Farmland Trust • Central Indiana Land Trust ◊ • Midcoast Conservancy ◊ • NICHES Land Trust • Oceanside Conservation Trust of florida • Shirley Heinze Land Trust Casco Bay • Alachua Conservation Trust ◊ • Sycamore Land Trust • Orono Land Trust • Conservation Florida ◊ • Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust • Conservation Foundation of the • Three Rivers Land Trust iowa Gulf Coast ◊ • Vinalhaven Land Trust ◊ • North Florida Land Trust • Bur Oak Land Trust ◊ • Tall Timbers Research Station & • Iowa Natural Heritage Land Conservancy ◊◊ Foundation ◊ maryland • Tampa Bay Conservancy • American Chestnut Land Trust ◊ kansas • Eastern Shore Land Conservancy ◊ • Lower Shore Land Trust • Kansas Land Trust ◊ • Potomac Conservancy ◊ • Athens Land Trust ◊◊ • Ranchland Trust of Kansas • Scenic Rivers Land Trust • Central Savannah River Land Trust ◊◊ kentucky • Chattooga Conservancy massachusetts • Georgia-Alabama Land Trust ◊ • Bluegrass Land Conservancy ◊ • Ashburnham Conservation Trust • Georgia Piedmont Land Trust • Kentucky Natural Lands Trust • Ashby Land Trust ◊ • Mountain Conservation Trust of • Louisville & Jefferson County • Buzzards Bay Coalition and its Georgia ◊◊ Environmental Trust ◊ affiliate, Acushnet River Reserve ◊ • Ocmulgee Land Trust • River Fields • Dartmouth Natural Resources • St. Simons Land Trust ◊ • Woods and Waters Land Trust Trust ◊ • Groton Conservation Trust ◊ hawai'i louisiana • Kestrel Land Trust ◊ • Hawaiian Islands Land Trust ◊◊ • Lowell Parks and Conservation • Land Trust for Louisiana Trust ◊ • Massachusetts Audubon Society maine • Mount Grace Land Conservation • Kaniksu Land Trust • 7 Lakes Alliance Trust ◊ • Land Trust of the • Androscoggin Land Trust ◊ • Sheriff's Meadow Foundation • Lemhi Regional Land Trust ◊ • Bangor Land Trust ◊ • Sudbury Valley Trustees ◊ • Land Trust • Blue Hill Heritage Trust ◊ 2 • The Trustees of Reservations nevada • Catskill Center for Conservation and its affiliates, Hilltown Land and Development • Nevada Land Trust Trust and Massachusetts Land • Cazenovia Preservation Conservation Trust ◊ Foundation • Wareham Land Trust ◊ • Champlain Area Trails • Columbia Land Conservancy ◊ • Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust ◊ • Dutchess Land Conservancy ◊◊ michigan • Ausbon Sargent Land ◊ • Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve Preservation Trust • Chikaming Open Lands ◊◊ • Finger Lakes Land Trust • Bear-Paw Regional Greenways • Chippewa Watershed • Genesee Land Trust ◊ • Five Rivers Conservation Trust Conservancy ◊ • Genesee Valley Conservancy ◊ • Lakes Region Conservation Trust • Grand Traverse Regional Land • Greene Land Trust • Monadnock Conservancy ◊◊ Conservancy ◊◊ • Hudson Highlands Land Trust ◊◊ • Piscataquog Land Conservancy • Keweenaw Land Trust • Indian River Lakes Conservancy • Society for the Protection of New • Land Conservancy of West • Lake George Land Conservancy ◊ Hampshire ◊ Michigan ◊ • Mianus River Gorge ◊ • Southeast Land Trust of New • Leelanau Conservancy ◊◊ • Mohawk Hudson Land Hampshire ◊ • Legacy Land Conservancy ◊◊ Conservancy ◊ • Squam Lakes Conservation • Little Forks Conservancy ◊ • Mohonk Preserve ◊ Society ◊ • Michigan Nature Association ◊ • North Salem Open Land • Upper Saco Valley Land Trust • North Oakland Headwaters Land Foundation • Upper Valley Land Trust ◊ Conservancy ◊ • North Shore Land Alliance ◊ • Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy • Oblong Land Conservancy • Six Rivers Land Conservancy ◊ • Open Space Institute and its • Southwest Michigan Land affiliate, Open Space Institute Conservancy ◊ • D&R Greenway Land Trust ◊ • Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Land Trust ◊◊ • Upper Peninsula Land • Orange County Land Trust ◊ Conservancy Space • Great Swamp Watershed • Otsego Land Trust Association • Peconic Land Trust and its minnesota • Harding Land Trust ◊ affiliate, South Fork Land Foundation • Minnesota Land Trust ◊◊ • Hunterdon Land Trust ◊ • Putnam County Land Trust - • Northern Waters Land Trust • Monmouth Conservation Foundation ◊ Save Open Spaces • Rensselaer Land Trust ◊◊ mississippi • New Jersey Conservation Foundation ◊ • Rensselaer Plateau Alliance • Land Trust for the Mississippi • Raritan Headwaters Association • Rondout-Esopus Land Coastal Plain ◊ • Ridge and Valley Conservancy Conservancy ◊ • South Jersey Land and Water • Saratoga P.L.A.N. ◊ missouri Trust • Scenic Hudson and its affiliate, • The Land Conservancy of New Scenic Hudson Land Trust ◊◊ • Ozark Regional Land Trust Jersey ◊ • Thousand Islands Land Trust ◊◊ • Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust ◊ montana • Wallkill Valley Land Trust new mexico • Westchester Land Trust ◊◊ • Bitter Root Land Trust ◊ • Western Land • New Mexico Land Conservancy ◊ • Five Valleys Land Trust ◊◊ Conservancy • Rio Grande Agricultural Land • Flathead Land Trust ◊ • Winnakee Land Trust ◊ Trust • Gallatin Valley Land Trust ◊◊ • Woodstock Land Conservancy • Montana Land Reliance ◊ • Santa Fe Conservation Trust ◊ • Prickly Pear Land Trust ◊ • Taos Land Trust ◊ • Vital Ground Foundation ◊ north carolina new york • Blue Ridge Conservancy • Catawba Lands Conservancy ◊ nebraska • Adirondack Land Trust • Conservation Trust for North • Agricultural Stewardship • Nebraska Land Trust ◊ Carolina Association ◊ 3 • Conserving Carolina ◊◊ • Countryside Conservancy ◊◊ • Spartanburg Area Conservancy ◊ • Davidson Lands Conservancy • Delaware Highlands • Upper Savannah Land Trust • Eno River Association ◊ Conservancy ◊ • Upstate Forever ◊◊ • Foothills Conservancy of North • French and Pickering Creeks Carolina ◊ Conservation Trust • Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust ◊ • French Creek Valley Conservancy ◊ • Mainspring Conservation Trust ◊ • Heritage Conservancy ◊◊ • Land Trust for Tennessee ◊◊ • New River Conservancy ◊ • Hollow Oak Land Trust • Lookout Mountain Conservancy ◊ • North Carolina Coastal Land • Lancaster County Conservancy ◊ • TennGreen Land Conservancy ◊ Trust ◊ • Lancaster Farmland Trust ◊◊ • Wolf River Conservancy • Piedmont Land Conservancy ◊ • Land Conservancy of Adams • RiverLink County ◊ texas • Southern Appalachian Highlands • Land Trust of Bucks County ◊◊ • Bayou Land Conservancy ◊ Conservancy ◊ • Natural Lands Trust and its • Colorado River Land Trust • Tar River Land Conservancy ◊ affiliate, Montgomery County • Frontera Land Alliance • The Walthour-Moss Foundation Lands Trust ◊ • Galveston Bay Foundation ◊ • Three Rivers Land Trust ◊ • North Branch Land Trust ◊◊ • Green Spaces Alliance of South • Triangle Land Conservancy • The Land Conservancy for Texas ◊ Southern Chester County ◊ • Hill Country Conservancy ◊ • Tinicum Conservancy ◊ ohio • Hill Country Land Trust ◊ • Western Pennsylvania • Houston Audubon • Black Swamp Conservancy Conservancy ◊ • Katy Prairie Conservancy • Cardinal Land Conservancy • Westmoreland Conservancy ◊ • Native Prairies Association of • Gates Mills Land Conservancy ◊ • Wildlands Conservancy Texas • Licking Land Trust • Willistown Conservation Trust ◊◊ • Pines and Prairies Land Trust ◊ • Tecumseh Land Trust ◊ • Texas Agricultural Land Trust ◊ • Western Reserve Land puerto rico • Texas Land Conservancy ◊ Conservancy and its affiliate, Natural Areas Land Conservancy • Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico ◊ utah • Summit Land Conservancy ◊ rhode island • Utah Open Lands ◊ • Deschutes Land Trust ◊◊ • Friends of the Columbia Gorge • Aquidneck Land Trust ◊ and its affiliate, Friends of the • Block Island Conservancy ◊ Columbia Gorge Land Trust • Sakonnet Preservation • Greensboro Land Trust ◊◊ • Greenbelt Land Trust ◊◊ Association ◊ • Lake Champlain Land Trust ◊◊ • McKenzie River Trust ◊ • South Kingstown Land Trust • Northeast Wilderness Trust ◊ • North Coast Land Conservancy • Tiverton Land Trust ◊ • Stowe Land Trust ◊ • Land • Westerly Land Trust • Vermont Land Trust ◊ Conservancy ◊ • The Wetlands Conservancy ◊ • Wallowa Land Trust • Western Rivers Conservancy • Aiken Land Conservancy • Blue Ridge Land Conservancy ◊ • Wild Rivers Land Trust • Beaufort County Open Land • Capital Region Land Trust Conservancy • Congaree Land Trust ◊ • Historic Virginia Land pennsylvania • East Cooper Land Trust Conservancy • Allegheny Land Trust ◊ • Edisto Island Open Land Trust ◊ • Land Trust of Virginia ◊◊ • Brandywine Conservancy & • Kiawah Island Natural Habitat • New River Land Trust ◊ Museum of Art ◊ ◊ Conservancy • Northern Neck Land • Central Pennsylvania • Lord Berkeley Conservation Conservancy ◊ Conservancy Trust • Northern Virginia Conservation • Chestnut Hill Conservancy ◊ • Lowcountry Land Trust ◊ Trust ◊◊ • ClearWater Conservancy ◊ • Pee Dee Land Trust ◊ • Piedmont Environmental Council ◊ 4 • Valley Conservation Council • Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust ◊ Why Accreditation Matters washington Land trusts across the country permanently protect more than • Bainbridge Island Land Trust ◊ 40 million acres of farms, forests, parks and natural areas • Blue Mountain Land Trust ◊ that are vital to healthy, vibrant communities. Accreditation • Capitol Land Trust ◊ advances excellence among land trusts, and provides the public, • Chelan-Douglas Land Trust ◊ landowners, and donors with the confidence that these important • Columbia Land Trust ◊ conserved lands will be protected forever. • Great Peninsula Conservancy ◊ • Inland Northwest Land Voluntary accreditation provides independent verification Conservancy that land trusts meet the high standards for land conservation, • Jefferson Land Trust ◊◊ stewardship and nonprofit management in the nationally- • Lummi Island Heritage Trust ◊ recognized Land Trust Standards and Practices. Accredited land • Methow Conservancy ◊ trusts now conserve almost 80% of all land under conservation • Nisqually Land Trust ◊ easement or owned in fee by land trusts, ensuring the promise • North Olympic Land Trust ◊ of perpetuity. • PCC Farmland Trust ◊ • San Juan Preservation Trust ◊ Ready to see your • Skagit Land Trust ◊◊ land trust listed here? • Whatcom Land Trust ◊ • Whidbey Camano Land Trust ◊ Application slots for first-time accreditation in 2021 will be “the process itself will make filled via lottery. west virginia your organization stronger, better and more focused be • Cacapon and Lost Rivers Land • July 2020 Register for the , . Trust ◊ lottery any time between bold and never look back!” • West Virginia Land Trust 9am Eastern on July 30 and 5pm Eastern on August 31. — jill bays, president transition habitat conservancy wisconsin • September 2020 The california • Caledonia Conservancy ◊ lottery will be drawn and • Door County Land Trust land trusts notified. for more information on • Driftless Area Land Conservancy • Geneva Lake Conservancy first-time accreditation • Groundswell Conservancy Eligibility and Registration • Ice Age Trail Alliance ◊ Requirements please visit our website: A registrant must be able to • Kettle Moraine Land Trust ◊ www.landtrustaccreditation.org/ respond “Yes” to: • Kinnickinnic River Land Trust ◊ first-time-accreditation/getting- • Landmark Conservancy ◊ ready-and-registration • Madison Audubon Society • Are you a U.S.-based • Mississippi Valley Conservancy ◊ 501(c)(3) tax-exempt • Northeast Wisconsin Land Trust public charity or • Northwoods Land Trust ◊ quasi-governmental • Ozaukee Washington Land Trust ◊ organization? • Tall Pines Conservancy ◊ • The Prairie Enthusiasts and its • Have you been affiliate, TPE Trust incorporated for at least 2 years? wyoming Bolding indicates new decision • Have you completed at ◊ Indicates First Renewal • Jackson Hole Land Trust ◊ least two direct land or • Wyoming Stock Growers Land ◊◊ Indicates Second Renewal easement acquisition List formed as of August 2020 Trust ◊ projects? 5