Our goal is to help preserve the various elements of our landscape and provide scenic beauty , wildlife habitat, open areas and natural places for the enjoyment of current and future generations. It is a land trust serving the Central-Northwest Indiana region including, but not limited to Benton, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren, and White Counties. It may operate on a local, regional, or national level. On the national level, perhaps the best known land trust is The Nature Conservancy. A land trust is a private alternative to land preservation by public agencies such as the Department of Natural Resources or local park districts.
Land trusts vary greatly.
There were nearly 900 such organizations in the U.S. in 1990. Over half were completely volunteer, while others had a paid director and some had additional paid staff. Land trusts are generally non-adversarial, but work cooperatively with landowners and government agencies. Land trusts protect property from development in more than one way. Outright ownership, from either donation or purchase, is the most straightforward.