Land and Water
Credit: John Henley
Through our Land and Water initiative, we're protecting critical habitat for wildlife and plants, safeguarding water resources, and helping mitigate the effects of climate change. We work to keep water sources clean by protecting the land around the rivers, lakes, streams, and coastal waters that quench our thirst, feed our farms, offer up beauty, and welcome us to play. Our research shows that watershed protection is a cost-saver: strategic land conservation enables communities to spend less on water treatment and flood control.
We work with communities across the country to help balance the demands of growth with the need to protect wilderness and open space. Whether improving the water quality of a New Jersey bay, protecting Wyoming's wilderness from oil and gas development, or preserving public access to a beloved alpine trail, we're protecting our life-giving land and water resources for all to use and enjoy.
Explore some of our Land and Water projects below. Choose a state to get started.
TPL purchased the 125-acre Cecil tract—home to the endangered White Irisette—on White Oak Mountain property in 2007 with the help of a generous grant from the North Carolina Natural Heritage Trust Fund (NHTF).
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TPL has helped protect over 500 acres across from the existing 434-acre Rum River Central Regional Park that will eventually open as the Cedar Creek Conservation Area in Anoka County.
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The flourishing 1,400-acre property in King George County, Virginia referred to as Cedar Grove Farm is a perfect example of a victorious preservation project along the Potomac.
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Cedar Springs is just 30 minutes from downtown Flagstaff and 45 minutes from the Grand Canyon. TPL successfully approached the landowner--who had a long, dedicated history of conservation--with the proposal that Cedar Springs become Arizona's first FLP project.
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Located 18 miles northeast of Ely, Minnesota, at the end of a
6-mile-long dirt road, this Mudro Lake wilderness entry came on the
market a few years ago, when the longtime owners of the saloon decided
to move to town.
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