Habitat Archives - North American Land Trust

Longcliff Preserve Pollinator Meadow Project Officially Underway

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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Last undeveloped woods, “Whitman Woods,” permanently conserved as Laurel Lake Preserve

A 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 Woods

NALT’s Copano Cove Preserve, Protecting Vital Ecosystems along the Texas Coast, opens to the Public

ROCKPORT, TEXAS – Every spring, millions of raptors, songbirds and shore birds congregate along the Gulf Coast of Texas during their migration journeys from South America heading inland across the United States. The Texas coast is a critical ecosystem offering these avian travellers coastlines, bays and marshes as vital layovers during their long voyages. “Texas

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NALT News, Stories From the Land

NALT Helps Protect Karner Blue Butterfly Habitat in New York

North American Land Trust (NALT) has partnered with local governments across the United States to permanently conserve wildlife habitat and open space and help them meet the environmental goals of their communities. This team approach to conservation is working in Upstate New York, where NALT has partnered in conservation efforts to save habitat for the

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Limited Development, Municipal Lands, NALT News, Stories From the Land

Big Trees take Center Stage at the Gayla Conservation Area

In the heart of Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region, a patchwork of gentle rolling hills and pasturelands are stitched together by hedgerows and woodlands. Towering trees border the long-rural roads that are lined with Kentucky fences, a namesake feature of the region. A strong equine culture and industry is dominant across the area, contributing to around $6.5

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Family Lands, NALT News, Stories From the Land

NALT Protects Rare Oak Species in Alabama

Picture an oak in your mind. What do you see? Do you imagine a large, tall tree in the middle of a field? Or do you picture a small, scrubby shrub on a sun-baked rock? Either way, you are right. Oaks come in all shapes and sizes. There are approximately 500 species – everything from

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Stories From the Land, Uncategorized

Saving the Karner Blue Butterfly

THE GROUP EFFORT TO PRESERVE THIS ENDANGERED BUTTERFLY’S HABITAT IN SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK May is the ultimate celebration of the spring season; many of us are in the garden getting our hands dirty, the birds wake us up every morning with their melodic tunes, and flowers are bursting with color. In Saratoga Springs, New

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Limited Development, Stories From the Land

The Making & Keeping of a Nature Preserve

Bay Creek’s Nature Preserve encompasses woodlands, clear running creeks, glassy ponds, and is naturally populated with hundreds of species of wildlife. It will be traversed by an innovative trail system and will be home to thoughtfully planned activity areas and access points for exploring waterways by kayak or canoe. The Nature Preserve gives Bay Creek

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Stories From the Land

Summer Solstice’s Strawberry Moon

Happy Summer Solstice! Today, June 20, marks the longest day of the year with 17 hours of light, and from here on out our days will grow shorter, though most of us will barely notice. The June solstice occurs when the Earth’s axis is most inclined towards the sun, with the sun reaching its northernmost

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News You Can Use, Science

Earth Day 2016 Celebration

Earth Day was first celebrated on April 22, 1970 when tens of millions of people took part in rallies across America, following an enormous oil spill that happened the previous year in Santa Barbara, California. As a result, many environmentally focused changes and awareness followed, such as the Clean Air Act, Endangered Species Act, and

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News You Can Use, Science