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Ayiti Community Trust aspires to be the first endowed fund that builds on Haiti's assets while providing resources for scalable and sustainable development solutions. The Trust will address three essential areas that constitute pillars for a thriving Haiti: environment, entrepreneurship, and civic education.

The Niagara Land Trust Foundation (NLT) is a group of concerned and knowledgeable volunteers. The membership is very diverse with many experts from a variety of professional backgrounds and excellent community representation. Our focus is to acquire and manage land for public interest and benefit, while providing leadership in sustainable land stewardship on the properties we own and manage in the Niagara Peninsula. The NLT is managed by a Board of Directors and 5 working committees. They include: Fundraising & Marketing, Members & Nominations, Project Review, Science & Stewardship and Strategic Planning. The NLT is a part of the Ontario Land Trust Alliance (OLTA, www.olta.ca). OLTA supports and coordinates 35 other Land Trusts across Ontario. We have adopted the Canadian Land Trust Alliance Standards and Practices.

The Nova Scotia Nature Trust was formed in 1994 by a group of Nova Scotians who foresaw the wisdom of conserving the province's increasingly threatened ecologically significant lands. We are an incorporated charitable organization and are designated as a conservation organization under the Conservation Easement Act of Nova Scotia. The Nature Trust is operated by a skilled professional staff under the guidance of a volunteer Board of Directors. Our work could not be done without the dedicated support of many donors, volunteers, strong province-wide membership and cooperation from local landowners and land stewards. The Nature Trust is recognized throughout Nova Scotia as the province's pre-eminent conservation organization for privately owned lands.

Kentucky Natural Lands Trust (KNLT) is a nationally accredited non profit committed to protecting, connecting, and restoring wildlands. Our efforts are aimed at preserving natural heritage in ways that also benefit local, regional and global communities.

The L.M. Montgomery Land Trust works to preserve this land from development by: - Raising money to purchase “development rights” from land owners. - Seeking the donations of “development rights” from land owners. - Purchasing and then reselling land, with restrictive covenants attached.

COLT History The Central Okanagan Land Trust (COLT) was formed by the Central Okanagan Foundation in 1991 to accept donations of land and other assets so COLT can purchase or hold land for the preservation, conservation, or fostering of nature or wildlife sanctuaries, parks or reserves, for future generations. Today As a registered charitable organization, COLT works closely with donors and others to move this important mandate forward in the rapidly-urbanizing Central Okanagan region. The Trust also continues to work with the Central Okanagan Foundation as a repository of valuable Endowment Funds that help purchase land, raise public awareness, provide land stewardship, and engage new donors to leave a legacy for their families and future generations. Contact us to learn more about how you can be a part of this important legacy in our community.

We are one of more than 35 land trusts working across the province to protect the natural and cultural landscape through direct protection and ongoing stewardship of land. We also actively work towards increased awareness and education about our local environment and how the public can contribute to our work while still enjoying and appreciating the natural beauty of the eastern coast and North Channel of Georgian Bay.

The Comox Valley Land Trust works with public and private landowners to protect greenspace, ecosystems and landscape scale connectivity in the Comox Valley. We hold 11 conservation covenants on properties that have ecologically significant geology, aquatic features, connectivity, flora and fauna. We also work proactively with Government and the development community to modernize and streamline environmentally friendly land use practices, low impact development technologies and rainwater management.

By donating to the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, you are supporting projects that help B.C.'s fish and wildlife population and habitats. Each year, the Foundation provides funding for over a hundred conservation projects, including habitat enhancement and restoration,land acquisitions and environmental education programs. You can choose to direct your donation to one of these program areas, or choose to support the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC's "Help Kids Go Fish BC" program, designed to create first fishing experiences for B.C. children and their families, expand stocking programs, and increase access to angling in urban and rural areas of B.C.

The Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust Conservancy currently protects over 2200 acres of wilderness, including Blueberry Mountain, one of the Seven Wonders of Lanark County. This property receives hundreds of local, Canadian and international visitors annually, demonstrating how MMLTC influences communities beyond its catchment area. While faithful to its core land conservation mission, MMLTC is also committed to providing the both rural and urban communities opportunities to take advantage of the full educational, physical, mental and spiritual benefits of immersion in the rich natural worlds of these wilderness properties. This more holistic community approach encourages the healthy integration of Nature into daily life and fosters support for conservation and the environment.

UVLT mission is to conserve, protect and steward our region’s lands for the health and resilience of nature and people: • Conserve lands that contribute to vibrancy and resilience of the Upper Valley (people and nature) now and in the future. Conserve land resilient to climate change; • Uphold conservation protections on the lands we conserve. Responsibly steward the lands we own to protect ecological systems and enhance adaptive capacity; • Engage and inspire people to care for land resources. Be welcoming and inclusive in our work and broaden the relevance of land conservation; • Collaborate with partners across the Upper Valley to pursue a broad, integrated vision of regional health in which conserved land supports and reinforces regional environmental, social and economic goals.

Our signature project is The Waterfront Trail - a 1400 km multi-use route from Quebec to Windsor that has been regenerating waterfronts and revitalizing people for two decades. The trail is now enjoyed by bikers, hikers, and joggers of all ages.