Defenders' Experts
Services We Provide Land Trusts
Living Lands is a Defenders of Wildlife project to increase the capacity of local land trusts to protect, enhance and restore native wildlife habitat and biodiversity.
Between 65-95% of our nation's threatened and endangered species rely, at least in part, on private land. A full 10% of these species are found exclusively on private lands – lands that are increasingly vulnerable to poorly planned growth and other land use pressures. In addition, climate change is elevating the importance of private land conservation as species are forced to adapt to or move from altered habitats.
Now, more than ever, our success in preserving our nation’s wildlife depends on creative and strategic private lands conservation efforts.
What do we provide?
The Living Lands Project provides technical, financial, and educational tools to help land trusts increase their capacity for biodiversity conservation.
- Small grants for biodiversity projects
- Advanced to basic trainings and conference presentations on:
- Biodiversity planning
- Habitat restoration
- Technical Tools
- Conservation Finance
- Case studies from land trust leaders across the country
- Information on conservation planning and examples of conservation plans at the local, state, and regional level
- Expertise on Farm Bill policy and incentive programs
- Facilitation, training and resources for land trust capacity-building projects, such as our Chesapeake Bay watershed project
- Wildlife Volunteer Corps
Learn about how Defenders' Wildlife Volunteer Corps can add volunteers, logistical support and media coverage to your important monitoring and restoration projects. - Online Mapping Tools
The Conservation Registry is Defenders' free online conservation mapping and tracking database. Based on a Google Earth platform, the Conservation Registry allows you to quickly and easily map your projects without the use of GIS and compare your projects to the broader conservation landscape. - Help Securing Transportation Enhancements Funding
Our experts will help you navigate the application process for this significant but underutilized funding source for land conservation.
Collaboration with Land Trust Alliance
Defenders of Wildlife is working in collaboration with the Land Trust Alliance to assist local land trusts. Defenders staff provide biodiversity workshops and seminars at the annual Land Trust Alliance Rally as well as at each of the regional conferences across the country. In addition, Defenders is working with the Alliance to produce intensive biodiversity trainings through their Land Conservation Leadership Program.
Read about The Future of Land Conservation in America in a special edition of Exchange, the journal of the Land Trust Alliance. Features essays by Bill McKibben, Richard Louv, Terry Tempest Williams, and more.
Living Lands Staff and Contact Information
Mailing Address:
Living Lands Project
Defenders of Wildlife
1130 17th St, NW
Washington, DC 20036-4604
Phone: 202-682-9400 x165
Email: livinglands@defenders.org
Staff:
Amielle DeWan, Director of Conservation Planning
Defenders of Wildlife - Washington D.C. Office
Bruce Taylor, Director of Oregon Biodiversity Program
Defenders of Wildlife - Oregon Office
Frank Casey, Director of Conservation Economics
Defenders of Wildlife - Washington D.C. Office
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