Sara Johnson, Author at North American Land Trust

Small Acreage at Shy’s Hill has large impact for Conservation in Tennessee

Authored 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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Come PokéStop by Brinton Run Preserve (Again!)

We 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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Conserving Land for Cranes

Another 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 Land

Two individuals walking Colonial Trail at Brinton Run Preserve with an open meadow in the distance

North American Land Trust Announces New Pet Policy at Brinton Run Preserve

Leashed 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 News

Tales from the Field: Santa Susana Field Laboratory

Authored 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 Land

North American Land Trust acquires historic Joseph Davis Tract protecting it as a new public preserve

CHADDS 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

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1755 Preserve, NALT News, Stories From the Land

In Memory of Chris Wilson: Forever Protector of Nature

In memoriam of Chris Wilson, a staunch defender of nature.

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NALT News

Big Creek Wildlife Foundation

Big Creek Wildlife Foundation. a not-for-profit 501c3, took ownership of the Rocky Broad River Falls Conservation Area to provide natural and scenic enjoyment to the public. The Broad River runs along the length of the eastern boundary of the conservation area and includes a number of forested habitats like oak hickory forest and cove forests

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Projects

Miracle League of the Triangle

The Miracle League of the Triangle, Inc. took ownership of the Conservation Area and established community playing fields for sports such as soccer, baseball, etc. on the upland portion of the property, while protecting the wetland and floodplain areas bordering Richland Creek on the eastern boundary of the property. The area protects open space for

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Projects

First Fruits Farm

Based in Louisburg, North Carolina, First Fruits Farm was founded by former NFL lineman, Jason Brown, to share the love of Christ and aid in hunger relief in eastern North Carolina. Originally known as Harris Farm, this land had two conservation easements on 110 acres that had been donated to North American Land Trust 4 years

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Projects