The next step would be to contact a local land trust or similar group.

We were impressed with the time and effort the land trust has put in.

At the same time, the number of land trusts increased from 887 to 1,263.

She teaches writing and works for a regional land trust.

As the 1988 season approached, the community center and the land trust worked out a tighter plan.

The number of land trusts in this country is growing rapidly.

The number of local land trusts has climbed to 1,263, a 42 percent increase over 1990.

Such interest in preservation has also created a record number of land trusts within the state.

A few land trusts pay taxes even though they are not required to, she said, "just to build good will."

Grants rights to a land trust to limit development in order to protect the environment.