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Land Trusts

California Council of Land Trusts Members have the privilege of protecting and stewarding many of the State’s most important conservation lands and resources.

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Conservation

Land conservation is an action to permanently conserve the natural, scenic, agricultural, historical, forested or open space character or uses of real property.

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What We Do

CCLT works to conserve California’s extraordinary land and water resources through a strong network of land trusts with one cohesive voice across urban and rural communities.

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Two Grant Opportunities for Land Trusts

The California Council of Land Trusts (CCLT) has two grant opportunities for land trusts and their partners to help the state of California meet its goals in Pathways to 30x30 (30x30) and the Natural and Working Lands Climate Smart Strategy (NWLCSS): Capacity Building Grants and Project Advancement Grants.

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Job Opportunity

Executive Director Search

We’re thrilled to announce our search for our next Executive Director, who will lead our conservation and advocacy work on behalf of land trusts across California. The ideal candidate will have experience building coalitions, advocating for shared policy agendas, and championing conservation for all to enjoy.

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Membership

A strong network, speaking with one voice.

We see a future where all California residents share a common conservation ethic and benefit from having access to clean water, healthy food, parks and other natural lands where they live. Join us!

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Land Acknowledgement
CCLT acknowledges that all of the lands and waters in which we live and work are the traditional unceded ancestral homelands and sacred spaces of native peoples from more than 100 nations, who inhabited, and still inhabit, these lands. Many of CCLT’s member land trusts are actively working with local tribes to return ancestral lands. They are also partnering with tribes to exchange knowledge and share resources towards traditional stewardship of conserved lands. For more information about the Indigenous territories and lands on which you live and work, visit Native Land or Digital Atlas of California Native Americans.