Land Resources Conservation organizations account for 2k organizations in the United States. In aggregate, these organizations generate $2b in revenue and employ 8.1k individuals.
2 Thousand
Active Organizations
$2.1 Billion
Annual Revenue
8 Thousand
Employees in Sector
$12.5 Billion
Controlled Assets
Orleans, MA
Assets: $43m
Revenue: $2m
Employees: 3
MISSION:
ORLEANS CONSERVATION TRUST PRESERVES LAND AND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN OUR NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE CHARACTER OF OUR COMMUNITY FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION, THE TRUST SEEKS TO AQUIRE LANDS TO MANAGE AND MAINTAIN THOSE LANDS IN THEIR NATURAL STATE, TO PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND TO EDUCATE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OF ORLEANS.
Nantucket, MA
Assets: $42m
Revenue: $2m
Employees: 6
MISSION:
PROTECT NANTUCKET'S NATURAL WORLD AND RURAL CHARACTER BY HOLDING AND ENFORCING CONSERVATION RESTRICTIONS, COMMISSIONING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, MONITORING DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS, ENGAGING IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS TO PROTECT NATURAL RESOURCES, AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.
Charlotte, NC
Assets: $42m
Revenue: $8m
Employees: 25
MISSION:
AS A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED LAND TRUST, WE CONSERVE AND MANAGE LAND FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT IN NORTH CAROLINAS SOUTHERN PIEDMONT. WE HAVE CONSERVED 208 PROPERTIES, TOTALING 16,596 ACRES OF LAND. WE ARE THE LEAD AGENCY FOR THE CAROLINA THREAD TRAIL.
Santa Cruz, CA
Assets: $42m
Revenue: $11m
Employees: 22
MISSION:
PROTECT, CARE FOR, AND CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE EXTRAORDINARY LANDS THAT MAKE THIS AREA SPECIAL.
San Luis Obispo, CA
Assets: $40m
Revenue: $11m
Employees: 28
MISSION:
|TO CONSERVE AND CARE FOR WILDLANDS, FARMS, AND RANCHES, AND CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE LAND.
Huntsville, AL
Assets: $40m
Revenue: $4m
Employees: 9
MISSION:
TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT NORTH ALABAMA LAND AND ITS LEGACIES FOR CONSERVATION, PUBLIC RECREATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION.
Baton Rouge, LA
Assets: $40m
Revenue: $16m
Employees: 7
MISSION:
THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIME PURPOSE IS TO MANAGE THE PROPERTIES THAT HAVE BEEN PURCHASED BY THE STATE OF LOUISIANA UNDER THE CURRENT ROAD HOME PROGRAM AND OTHER LAND PROGRAMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOUISIANA CONSTITUTION, ART VII, SECTION 21(B)(1).
Westport, CT
Assets: $39m
Revenue: $2m
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to preserve and protect endangered land resources from indiscriminate development, destruction or decay and which manage the utilization of renewable and nonrenewable resources to ensure ongoing availability. Included are conservation of the nations forests, rangeland, vegetation, deserts, wild and scenic rivers and other wilderness areas and open land spaces; and reestablishment of areas that have been devastated by destructive activities such as strip mining or other destructive activities.
Assets: $38m
Revenue: $7m
MISSION:
A CANADIAN CHARITY DEDICATED TO LAND CONSERVATION AND AWARENESS
Siasconset, MA
Assets: $38m
Revenue: $4m
Employees: 2
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to preserve and protect endangered land resources from indiscriminate development, destruction or decay and which manage the utilization of renewable and nonrenewable resources to ensure ongoing availability. Included are conservation of the nations forests, rangeland, vegetation, deserts, wild and scenic rivers and other wilderness areas and open land spaces; and reestablishment of areas that have been devastated by destructive activities such as strip mining or other destructive activities.
Chicago, IL
Assets: $38m
Revenue: $9m
Employees: 53
MISSION:
OPENLANDS PROTECTS THE NATURAL AND OPEN SPACES OF NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS AND THE SURROUNDING REGION TO ENSURE CLEANER AIR AND WATER, PROTECT NATURAL HABITATS AND WILDLIFE, AND HELP BALANCE AND ENRICH OUR LIVES.
Leland, MI
Assets: $38m
Revenue: $7m
Employees: 18
MISSION:
TO CONSERVE THE LAND, WATER, AND SCENIC CHARACTER OF LEELANAU COUNTY, MICHIGAN.
Salinas, CA
Assets: $37m
Revenue: $7m
Employees: 2
MISSION:
THE AG LAND TRUST WAS CREATED, ON AUGUST 1, 1984, TO PROTECT PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURAL LAND FROM THE PRESSURE OF COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. THE AG LAND TRUST HAS PROTECTED MORE IRRIGATED FARMLAND AND HAS BEEN MORE EFFECTIVE IN REDIRECTING CITY GROWTH TOWARD LESS DESIRABLE LAND THAN ANY OTHER AGRICULTURAL LAND TRUST IN CALIFORNIA.
Portland, ME
Assets: $37m
Revenue: $5m
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to preserve and protect endangered land resources from indiscriminate development, destruction or decay and which manage the utilization of renewable and nonrenewable resources to ensure ongoing availability. Included are conservation of the nations forests, rangeland, vegetation, deserts, wild and scenic rivers and other wilderness areas and open land spaces; and reestablishment of areas that have been devastated by destructive activities such as strip mining or other destructive activities.
Stamford, CT
Assets: $37m
Revenue: $975k
MISSION:
TO OBTAIN LANDS THROUGH DONATION OR PURCHASE AND TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THEM. WHILE PRESERVING WE ARE IMPROVING THE SUSTAINABLITY OF WILDLIFE, WATER TABLES AND OVERALL QUALITY OF OUR HABITAT.
Sturgeon Bay, WI
Assets: $36m
Revenue: $4m
Employees: 12
MISSION:
OUR MISSION IS TO PRESERVE DOOR COUNTY'S EXCEPTIONAL LANDS AND WATERS FOREVER.
Santa Rosa, CA
Assets: $35m
Revenue: $7m
Employees: 24
MISSION:
PEPPERWOOD'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE CONSERVATION THROUGH SCIENCE.
San Francisco, CA
Assets: $35m
Revenue: $2m
Employees: 5
MISSION:
TO CREATE PERMANENT, AFFORDABLE, RESIDENT-CONTROLLED HOUSING FOR LOW TO MODERATE INCOME PEOPLE IN SAN FRANCISCO THROUGH COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP OF LAND.
Logan, OH
Assets: $35m
Revenue: $5m
Employees: 3
MISSION:
AOA IS LAND CONSERVANCY DEDICATED TO PROTECTING OPEN SPACE, FARMLANDS, AND NATURAL AREAS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN OHIO. AOA WORKS WITH PROPERTY OWNERS TO ESTABLISH CONSERVATIONS EASEMENTS, AND/OR ACQUIRE FEE LANDS.
Jackson, WY
Assets: $35m
Revenue: $8m
Employees: 22
MISSION:
THE JACKSON HOLE LAND TRUST (JHLT) IS A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT THAT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1980. THE LAND TRUST'S MISSION IS TO PROTECT AND STEWARD THE TREASURED LANDSCAPES OF NORTHWEST WYOMING. THE LAND TRUST'S VISION IS A LEGACY OF PROTECTED OPEN SPACES, WILDLIFE HABITAT, WORKING LANDS AND COMMUNITY SPACES ACROSS NORTHWEST WYOMING THAT INSPIRE CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.