April 2026 Accreditation Decisions

The Land Trust Accreditation Commission reports the following renewal accreditation decisions were made at the meeting held in March 2026.

First-Time

• Spartanburg Area Conservancy (SC)

Renewal

• Ashby Land Trust (MA)**

• Athens Land Trust (GA) ***

• Bangor Land Trust (ME)**

• Catawba Lands Conservancy (NC) ***

• Coastal Mountains Land Trust (ME) ***

• Colchester Land Trust (CT)**

• Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust (CO) ***

• Colorado West Land Trust (CO) ***

• Forest Society of Maine (ME) ***

• Freshwater Land Trust (AL) ***

• Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy (MI) ***

• Hawaii Land Trust (HI) ***

• Jefferson Land Trust (WA) ***

• Lake Champlain Land Trust (VT) ***

• Lake Forest Open Lands Association and its affiliate, Lake Forest Land Foundation (IL)***

• Land Trust for Santa Barbara County (CA)***

• Land Trust for Tennessee (TN) ***

• Legacy Land Conservancy (MI) ***

• Lyme Land Conservation Trust (CT)**

• Minnesota Land Trust (MN) ***

• Peninsula Open Space Trust (CA) ***

• Presumpscot Regional Land Trust (ME) *

• Salem Land Trust (CT) ***

• Saratoga P.L.A.N. (NY)**

• Skagit Land Trust (WA) ***

• Tall Pines Conservancy (WI)**

• Thousand Islands Land Trust (NY) ***

• Three Rivers Land Trust (NC)**

• Utah Open Lands (UT)**

• Westchester Land Trust (NY) ***

• Wilderness Land Trust (MT) ***

* denotes land trusts who have achieved first renewal

** denotes land trusts who have achieved second renewal

*** denotes land trusts who have achieved third renewal