Edge of Appalachia Preserve
Courtesy of: The Nature Conservancy in Ohio

Advancing Land Conservation for Public Benefit in Ohio

 
  
Welcome!

The Coalition of Ohio Land Trusts (COLT) is a voluntary network of land trusts and other conservation organizations dedicated to advancing land conservation for public benefit in Ohio.

COLT strives to help Ohio's land trusts conserve more of the state's farmland, woodlands and natural areas by assisting each land trust in building organizational capacity and developing strategic conservation plans. Since its inception, COLT has worked to:

  1. Enhance the technical knowledge of Ohio land trusts through trainings and peer-to-peer networking;
  2. Increase land trusts' implementation of Land Trust Standards and Practices through land trust organizational assessments and; and
  3. Advance critical state and federal land conservation policy initiatives and legislation, such as property tax reform, and renewal of the Clean Ohio Fund, in partnership with other statewide groups such as Ohio League of Conservation Voters and Mainstream Green Coalition.
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