Missouri Department of Conservation

Land Trusts

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The Boettcher Family Donation

The Boettcher family (daughter Lois, mother Esther and brother Glenn) worked with the ORLT to put a conservation easement on their farm.

Land trusts are nonprofit conservation organizations with the common mission of working cooperatively with landowners to protect and conserve private land for its natural, recreational, scenic, historic or productive value. They primarily achieve this through the purchase or acceptance of donations of land or conservation easements. Land trusts are also sometimes called conservancies, foundations and associations.

For more information about land trusts, see "External Resources" below for the Fact Sheet published in PDF format by the Land Trust Alliance.

The Land Trust Alliance

This national organization represents land conservation and land trusts. Their website (in "External Resources" below) features comprehensive information and a list of Missouri land trust websites (in "External Resources" below), each of which provides additional information.

Private Landowner Network

This nonprofit’s website provides information about conservation opportunities that can assist you with land management, capital preservation, and tax and estate planning strategies.