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  Learn more about MLTC, our member land trusts and our partners. Find out where we work and what kinds of programs and projects our members do, and which land trusts might be right for you or a friend considering long-term protection of their lands.
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About Land Trusts
- About Land Trusts
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  A land trust is a special kind of nonprofit that protects lands for a wide variety of purposes, including natural resource value, community benefit, open space, outdoor activities and more.
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Resources
- Resources
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  We’ve compiled a list of reading and resource materials to help you learn about the land trust world, and about how we protect a wide variety of lands.
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For Landowners
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  A land trust can help a landowner understand opportunities for long-term protection of their property. Professionals in the land trust community can provide education and partnership on the legal and financial tools that can help a landowner achieve their conservation objectives.
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  Access a list of land trusts and their partners that work across various parts of Missouri, and contacts if you’d like to chat with Missouri Land Trust Coalition’s leadership.
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What is a Land Trust?

What is a Land Trust?

A LAND TRUST is a private, non-profit organization that protects land and water for conservation, agricultural, open space, natural, cultural and/or community values.

Land trusts protect land by acquiring and managing land or by holding conservation easements. Land trusts actively work to conserve land and water through stewardship and restoration or by managing conservation easements.

In addition, some land trusts assist other non-profit organizations and government agencies in protecting land, advocate for conservation policy, offer education and outreach programs, or provide technical assistance to landowners.

Land trusts are vital partners in their communities.

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The Missouri Land Trust Coalition (MLTC), an unincorporated association of land trusts and their partners across Missouri.