61 Million Acres Voluntarily Conserved in America, 2020 National Land Trust Census Report Reveals
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Wednesday, December 8, 2021
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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.
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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.