Case Studies on Land Trusts' Biodiversity Conservation Efforts

Living Lands produced a series of 14 case studies focusing on land trusts' biodiversity-oriented conservation efforts. The case studies profile land trusts working in diverse geographic settings and varying in capacity from all-volunteer to well-staffed.

Click on a project from the list below to learn more about an individual case study.

  1. Elkhorn Slough Foundation: Partnerships Protect Coastal Wetlands (Central Monterey Bay, California)
  2. Teton Regional Land Trust: Protecting and Restoring Priority Habitats (Upper Snake River Watershed in Idaho and Wyoming)
  3. Land Trust for the Little Tennessee: Integrated Watershed Management (southwest North Carolina, northeast Georgia)
  4. Desert Foothills Land Trust: The Sustaining Power of Volunteers (Maricopa County, Arizona)
  5. Naromi Land Trust: Stepping Up to Land Stewardship (Sherman, Connecticut)
  6. Legacy Land Trust: Wetland Mitigation and Wildlife Habitat (Houston, Texas area)
  7. Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation: Land Stewardship on Protected Private Lands (Iowa)
  8. Coastal Mountains Land Trust: Ducktrap River Coalition (watersheds of upper western Penobscot Bay, Maine)
  9. Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage: Restoring Habitat (Maryland's Eastern Shore, western Maryland and central Virginia)
  10. Tall Timbers Land Conservancy: Ensuring a Century of Stewardship (northern Florida and southern Georgia)
  11. Door County Land Trust: Restoring Habitat and Building Partnerships (Door County, Wisconsin)
  12. Cape Cod Land Trusts: Shared Wildlife Conservation Planning (Barnstable County, Massachusetts)
  13. Columbia Land Trust: Pioneering Oak Woodlands Restoration (along the Columbia River in Washington and Oregon)
  14. McKenzie River Trust: Restoring Native Habitat (Lane and Douglas Counties, Oregon)