Community Conservation

healthy food for low-income, urban and immigrant Providence residents

Healthy food for low-income, urban and immigrant residents

Southside Community Land Trust (SCLT) was founded in 1981 to increase the availability of healthy food for low-income, urban and immigrant Providence residents. It has…

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Army Guy assisting at the community garden
Sandy Arnold

Protecting a Community Treasure

Located across from the high school and the regional YMCA, in an urbanizing portion of Saratoga Springs, New York, the Pitney Meadows Community Farm is…

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Community Guided Agricultural Land Protection

Nebraska Land Trust recognized an opportunity to launch an agriculturally based community conservation project that would serve more landowners and step up the pace of…

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The Wilderness Center, Foxfield Preserve

Conservation – green burial grounds

Foxfield Preserve is a nonprofit conservation burial ground operated by The Wilderness Center, a nonprofit nature center and land trust. This project was the first…

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Wintonbury Land Trust

A 140-acre open space owned by the Town of Bloomfield comprised of farm, forest and pastures is adjacent to Duncaster Retirement Community. Ironwood Community Partners…

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educating through sharing and making food
© JJ Harris

Connecting kids to healthy food in school

Athens Land Trust partners with FoodCorps and Clarke County School District to provide in-school and after-school education. As a host site, FoodCorps service members work…

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kids photographing llamas

Farming, food and photography

The Agricultural Stewardship Association teamed up with local organizations, including The Arts Center, to offer a unique program to middle school students during the summer…

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Owns 35 gardens and leases two others

Urban garden movement

Works in 20 diverse neighborhoods within two New York City boroughs Owns 35 gardens and leases two others BQLT provides gardens with management support, garden…

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Mike Scott
The Preserve At All Saints. © Mike Scott

End-of-Life Planning

There are many elders and their families that want to consider how their end-of-life planning reflects their values. Just as estate planning is helpful for…

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group skiing event
© All Out Adventures

Promote health, community and independence for people with disabilities

Hilltown Land Trust partners with a local organization, All Out Adventures (AOA), to host events/programs that get people with mobility challenges outside in a fun,…

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