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61 Million Acres Voluntarily Conserved in America, 2020 National Land Trust Census Report Reveals

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Wednesday, December 8, 2021

WASHINGNTON, Dec. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Land Trust Alliance released a new report today finding that 61 million acres were conserved by land trusts as of year-end 2020 an increase of more than 15 million acres since 2010.

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  • WASHINGNTON, Dec. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Land Trust Alliance released a new report today finding that 61 million acres were conserved by land trusts as of year-end 2020 an increase of more than 15 million acres since 2010.
  • As the longest running and most comprehensive survey of private land protected by nonprofit organizations, the 2020 National Land Trust Census Report is both a benchmark and a snapshot of the land trust community and its collective impact across the country.
  • More than 16.7 million people visited land trust properties in 2020, representing a substantial increase from 6.25 million in 2015.
  • "The dramatic increase in land conserved by land trusts paired with the public's increased interest show the land trust community is gaining ground," said Andrew Bowman, president and CEO of the Land Trust Alliance.

Land Trust Alliance Honors Idaho's Wood River Land Trust with National Award

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Thursday, October 7, 2021

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The Land Trust Alliance, a national land conservation organization working to save the places people need and love by strengthening land conservation across America, today honored Idaho's Wood River Land Trust with a National Land Trust Excellence Award.

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  • WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The Land Trust Alliance, a national land conservation organization working to save the places people need and love by strengthening land conservation across America, today honored Idaho's Wood River Land Trust with a National Land Trust Excellence Award.
  • Announced during Rally 2021: The National Land Conservation Conference, the nation's largest gathering of land conservation leaders, the National Land Trust Excellence Award recognized Wood River Land Trust for its work on Hailey Greenway in Idaho.
  • Also recognized during Rally was New Jersey's Tewksbury Land Trust with a National Land Trust Excellence Award and conservationist Dr. Mark Anderson, recipient of this year's Kingsbury Browne Conservation Leadership Award & Fellowship.
  • Founded in 1982, the Land Trust Alliance is a national land conservation organization that works to save the places people need and love by strengthening land conservation across America.