Myrtle Beach is a beloved coastal destination, drawing families from across the country for its high energy beach offerings. The “Grand Strand” is defined by high-rise hotels, condominiums, beachfront estates, putt-putt courses, souvenir shops, and the full spectrum of vacation tourism infrastructure. From an aerial perspective, the coastline reflects decades of steady development, with little […]
On Friday, March 27, 2026, the Longcliff Preserve pollinator meadow project officially kicked off. The three-and-a-half-acre site, centrally located within Longcliff Preserve, was initially cleared in fall 2025 for use as a meadow. Recognizing an opportunity to create additional conservation value, the developer of the Villages at Longcliff, in partnership with the North American Land Trust (NALT), envisioned the area as a native pollinator
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Limited Development, Longcliff Preserve, NALT News, Stories From the LandIn December 2025, NALT quietly recorded a conservation easement on 12 acres known as the Sand Hill Loop at Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton. Although modest in size, this tract represents a much larger conservation story—one rooted in a progressive development vision and a 25-year commitment to protecting the natural character of the Lowcountry. From the outset, NALT has
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Limited Development, NALT News, Stories From the LandA long and winding conservation effort has been realized. On January 16, 2026, South Jersey Land & Water Trust finalized the permanent preservation of the woodland along Laurel Lake where Walt Whitman once found inspiration, and where generations of local families have spent time exploring the timeworn trails and shoreline. Protecting the Laurel Springs, New
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NALT News, Stories From the Land, Whitman WoodsAuthored by Laura Sylvester Conversations around land conservation often, inevitably, wander their way into statistics at some point, with total conserved acreage usually at the top of the statistics pile. The numbers can be dizzying at times, making it easy to equate impact with total acres. North American Land Trust (NALT) knows all too well that sometimes, small projects with fewer acres can hold incredible historic and natural
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NALT News, Stories From the LandWe are excited to announce that along with the official opening of the Baldino Family History and Nature Center at Brinton Run Preserve, we have added a new PokéStop here as well! Our new interpretive center is a renovated building that will now serve as a community and educational center for the public. This stop
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Brinton Run Preserve, NALT NewsAnother Landmark Conservation Success at the Texas Coast We are thrilled to announce that 2,230-acres of land, protected by North American Land Trust (NALT) in Port O’Connor, Texas, is being purchased by the Coastal Bend & Bays Estuary Program, ensuring that this extraordinary landscape will forever become a public resource. The Pass Cavallo Ranches consist
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NALT News, Stories From the LandLeashed Dogs Now Welcome on Preserve Trails Chadds Ford, PA — December 18, 2025 — North American Land Trust (NALT) is pleased to announce a significant and long-awaited update to its public use policies at Brinton Run Preserve: beginning this month, leashed dogs will now be permitted on all preserve trails. This marks the first
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Brinton Run Preserve, NALT NewsAuthored by Laura Sylvester, NALT Legal Manager Unlike most of my fellow coworkers, a typical workday for me is in our Chadds Ford office, usually at my desk. Now don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love my job and I am well-suited to it, but sometimes I find myself longing for a day in the
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Corporate Lands, Stories From the LandCHADDS FORD, PA – North American Land Trust (NALT) today announced that it has finalized its acquisition of the 16-acre historic Joseph Davis Tract, a property of exceptional historic and cultural significance located in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. Situated within the Brandywine Battlefield National Historic Landmark, the property once was the home and art studio of renowned
