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About Land Trusts The LaPorte County Conservation Trust, Inc. is a member of the Land Trust Alliance (LTA), a national organization of land trusts. As a member of the LTA, the LPCCT follows the ethical and technical guidelines set forth in the LTA publication Land Trust Standards and Practices. The LPCCT is one of more than 20 land trusts working across Indiana to preserve and protect Indiana's natural heritage. For more information about land trusts, contact the Land Trust Alliance. |
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"The mission of land trusts is not just to save land, but to protect the traditional life-styles of a community, a way of life that remains connected to that land. This can mean saving the family farm, setting up a community garden or urban park, ensuring the sustainability of a Southeastern forest, or conserving ranchland in the American West." ~Rand Wentworth, Land Trust Alliance President |
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Nationally, there are more than 1500 land trusts that are working to conserve wetlands, forests, farmland, coastal land, scenic vistas, and areas of unique cultural or natural heritage. By December of 2003, land trusts reported more than 9,360,377 acres of land conserved through ownership, conservation easement or transferred or conserved by other means.* *Aldich, Rob, 2005, Land trusts double the number of acres protected. Exchange: The National Journal of Land Conservation. Land Trust Alliance, Vol. 24, No. 1, p 10-13 |
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LaPorte County Conservation Trust, Inc. 405 Maple Avenue LaPorte, IN 46350 219-778-2810 info@lpcct.org |
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