Resources
Community land trusts are not a one size fits all affair. Here are some regional organizations that EBCLT sees as partners in their commitment to conservation and affordability.
Grounded Solutions Network
Grounded Solutions Network supports strong communities from the ground up, promoting housing solutions that will stay affordable for generations.
groundedsolutions.org
Vermont Land Trust
The Vermont Land Trust saves the land that makes Vermont special, protecting farmland and forestland from subdivision and development – knowing that once farms and forests are gone, they rarely come back.
vlt.org
New Hampshire Land Trust Coalition
The mission of the New Hampshire Land Trust Coalition is to advance land conservation in New Hampshire through professional development, policy advocacy and education.
nhltc.org
Northeast Farmers of Color Land Trust
The Northeast Farmers of Color Land Trust is a hybrid model land trust, bringing together a community land trust model and a conservation land trust model to reimagine land access as well as conservation and stewardship of communities and ecosystems with the goal of manifesting a community vision that uplifts global Indigenous, Black, and POC relationships with land, skills, and lifeways.
nefoclandtrust.org
Land Trust Alliance
The mission of the Land Trust Alliance is to save the places people need and love by strengthening land conservation across America.
landtrustalliance.org
Outdoor Play: Learn About Conservation!
Conservation is for kids too - the below link has info on different areas of conservation as well as careers in conservation. This resource was shared with EBCLT by students in a summer nature program put on by Friends of Atwater Elementary, a school in Los Angeles, California.
webpage with extensive links to conservation resources for kids