Our Purpose & Activities

The California Council of Land Trusts acts as a unified voice for more than 150 land trusts working in local communities throughout California. The Council works to build a strong, effective land trust community with the financial and policy resources to protect California's landscapes.

The Council helps individual land trusts protect the natural areas and farmlands important to the state and local communities by increasing the funding available to conserve and steward land.

We leverage our expertise in policy and stewardship to advocate for the most effective ways to ensure that local places of value and importance are protected and stay protected for the benefit and enjoyment of Californians.

We work to inspire awareness, vision and commitment among California's leaders and communities to protect the Golden State's natural heritage.

The Council's primary objectives are:

• Increasing and diversifying financial resources for the broad range of land conservation needs, including protection, stewardship, education and restoration.
• Ensuring that laws and policies support land conservation, and allows land trusts to continue working effectively with their local communities.
• Increasing awareness and support of local land conservation among decision-makers, media, philanthropists, and the public.
• Serving as a forum for land trusts to communicate, share ideas, and address issues of common interest.