Land Trust Alliance

06/17/2026

The Alliance is hiring a New York senior program manager.

The New York senior program manager position offers an exciting opportunity to play a leadership role in the land conservation community. The successful candidate must have working knowledge or previous experience working with land trusts and the ability to build and sustain close, working relationships with diverse stakeholders in the context of complex regional conservation and land use issues. This position is responsible for managing a suite of high impact programs and activities described below that closely align with Land Trust Alliance goals and strategic priorities.

Compensation ranges from $95,000–$105,000, commensurate with skills, years of experience, location, and unique background and qualifications of the candidate.

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This position is responsible for managing a suite of high impact programs and activities described below that closely align with Land Trust Alliance goals and strategic priorities.

06/10/2026

“This is more than just a garden; it’s a vital community hub."

In Pittsburgh’s Central Northside, the Three Rivers Agricultural Land Initiative — a joint venture between the accredited Allegheny Land Trust and Grow Pittsburgh — permanently conserved several parcels within the Olde Allegheny Community Garden, ensuring the land remains urban agricultural space for generations.

What began as an abandoned lot in the early 1980s has grown into a vibrant community resource. Today, Olde Allegheny provides food security, pollinator habitat and stormwater benefits while offering neighbors a place to gather, connect and recharge.

Learn more at: https://landtrustalliance.org/blog/securing-urban-community-garden-spaces-in-the-steel-city

Happy National Garden Week!

06/08/2026

Happy National Garden Week! 🧑🏽‍🌾👩🏻‍🌾🍅🥕🫛

Community gardens do so much more than grow fresh food. In urban areas, these green spaces help cool neighborhoods, support birds and pollinators and create welcoming places where people connect.

Gardening encourages caretaking, connection to nature and a sense of accomplishment — all things communities need now more than ever.

Community gardens can also improve access to fresh, local produce in areas where healthy food options may be limited.

“There is a growing understanding across land trusts and funders that our impact extends beyond just the number of acres we conserve,” says Alliance director of community-centered conservation Forrest King-Cortes. “Most community gardens are small in acreage but mighty in their impact.”

This National Garden Week, we’re celebrating the land trusts helping communities grow connection, resilience and belonging alongside fruits and vegetables. 🌻

Have you ever visited or volunteered at a community garden? Does your local land trust support one? Share your favorite community garden stories in the comments!

Photos: In Portland, the Oregon Sustainable Agriculture Land Trust (OSALT) owns eight garden properties. The gardens range in size from Fargo’s 2,500 square feet to a 2-acre urban parcel that includes two rental houses for low-income families.

06/05/2026

The Land Trust Alliance is hiring a vice president of communications and marketing!

We’re looking for an experienced communications leader to help guide the Alliance’s national communications strategy, strengthen our brand and expand the reach of land conservation across America.

This executive leadership role will oversee communications, marketing, media relations, storytelling and brand strategy while working closely with Alliance programs and initiatives to engage supporters, policymakers, land trusts and partners nationwide.

If you’re passionate about conservation, strategic communications and building meaningful connections through storytelling, we encourage you to apply.

📍 Nationwide search
🌿 Mission-driven leadership role
📣 Executive team position
💼 Salary range: $190,000-$200,000

Learn more and apply here:

The VP, communications and marketing will develop a world-class communications and marketing plan, directly managing communications activities that promote, enhance and protect the Alliance’s brand reputation.

06/05/2026

This Saturday is National Trails Day! 🌿

Trails connect us to nature, our communities and each other. Whether you’re hiking through the woods, biking a local greenway, rolling along an accessible trail or paddling a scenic water trail, spending time outside supports both physical and mental wellbeing.

Across the country, land trusts have helped plan, build and steward more than 10,000 miles of trails — including nearly 1,000 miles of universally accessible trails and countless water trails that connect people to rivers, lakes and coastlines. 🛶

Keeping these places open and welcoming takes a community. Land trusts rely on volunteers, supporters and outdoor lovers to help care for trails and protect access to the outdoors for future generations.

Celebrate National Trails Day by:
• Exploring a local trail or waterway
• Volunteering with a land trust
• Supporting conservation in your community
• Joining a local trails event

There’s a role for everyone in protecting the land and trails we need and love. Find a land trust near you at findalandtrust.org

Happy National Trails Day! See you on the trails.

06/03/2026

In Virginia, the accredited Piedmont Environmental Council is launching a new initiative to develop easily replicable agrivoltaics projects for the benefit of urban and low-income communities.

Agrivoltaics combines food production with on-site clean energy generation on the same plot of land. The new initiative will include training and outreach events to teach others how to combine solar and agricultural production in low-income and urban parcels, such as parking lots or other previously disturbed land, as well as how they can save money on utilities and food at the same time.

Agrivoltaics combines food production with on-site clean energy generation on the same plot of land.

06/02/2026

The accredited Frenchman Bay Conservancy recently announced the purchase of nearly 6,000 acres in Amherst, Maine, to be known moving forward as Headwater Bluffs.

This land is crucial to the health of the woods and waters of Maine's eastern Hancock county — Headwater Bluffs’ forests and wetlands will keep local drinking water clean and help communities become more resilient.

Its dense woods, glistening waters and rugged bluffs will give residents and visitors increased access to more of what they love about the region: more space to hike, climb, hunt, fish and connect with nature.

The purchase of nearly 6,000 acres in Amherst, Maine, will be known moving forward as Headwater Bluffs.

06/01/2026

“Valley Dragons,” or blunt-nosed leopard lizards, have vanished from 85% of their San Joaquin Desert habitat.

The accredited Save Mount Diablo worked with Fresno Chaffee Zoo to build a custom weather station to aid the research of the needs of these endangered reptiles so scientists can assess how weather variations affect the reptiles' ability to grow and thrive as they reintroduce them to the wild.

Blunt-nosed leopard lizards have vanished from 85% of their San Joaquin Desert habitat — in the Diablo Range, Carrizo Plain and southwestern San Joaquin Valley.

05/29/2026

Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports has purchased more than 125 acres of land in Rochester and conserved the property with the accredited Vermont Land Trust. The land will become the organization’s first outdoor education and retreat center. The Vermont Adaptive Outdoor Center will be established on 125 conserved acres with existing trails for outdoor recreation and retreats for people of all ages and abilities.

The Vermont Adaptive Outdoor Center will be established on 125 conserved acres with existing trails for outdoor recreation and retreats for people of all ages and abilities.

05/28/2026

The first Saturday in June is , and it's rapidly approaching!

With 80% of land trusts providing opportunities to recreate and recharge, your local land trust is likely organizing a volunteer event to clean up a trail near you. Find your local land trust at the link below.

Visit a land trust near you to walk, hike, bike, volunteer, boat and more.