Land trusts play important roles in watershed or community planning.
By holding or arranging the transfer of easements, educating landowners about preservation options, and through countless other activities, land trusts are able to fill important roles in preserving the cultural and environmental heritage of a community. View the Community Quilt Concept of Financing for more information about watershed-level funding. In addition to public grant programs listed below, private foundations offer grants that nonprofit organizations, including land trusts, can use. See the Foundation programs matrix. Feel free to contact the EFC by email for more information about any of the following programs, but for applications and specific questions you will need to call the program directly.